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Kenya must embrace diversity to achieve real national prosperity

President William Ruto arrives in Turkana for the annual Turkana Tourism and Cultural Festival on Octo 25, 2024. [PCS]

Kenya has had exactly five presidents, all from two ethnicities. This is a fact, but an unorthodox way to start an article, but I am afraid I must start here.

I have watched the reaction to the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with much attention and reflection. Ethnic supremacy and inequality are two powerful forces that have shaped Kenya's political and economic landscape since independence.

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