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Mr President, 'newspapers only good for meat wrapping' was a cheap shot

"Newspapers only good for meat wrapping..."

Nairobians have a phrase they use to express resignation over the state of national affairs. “Hapa ndiyo digital migration imetufikisha”. That is exactly how I felt when the President slandered newspapers and the noble profession of journalism for the second time in a widely televised news broadcast.

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