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Raising children today: Which way culture?

Most children today cannot speak their mother tongue (Photo: Courtesy)

I believe it was Marcus Garvey who said that a people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. Culture is a way of life.

It is a combination of social behaviour, customs and habits individuals in a certain community follow. In countries like Kenya, our culture is heavily influenced by the ethnic communities we belong to.

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