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It is foolhardy to court disaster then cry when it strikes

Are Kenyans incurably fatalistic? What makes sane and healthy looking adults we saw in Mombasa last week swarm a leaking oil tanker to siphon fuel days after the Sachang’wan tragedy that claimed more than 130 lives?

What foolish courage erases harrowing memories of fire sweeping through a village, consuming petrol fumes in the air, and lives around it?

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