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The Bible says a wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son gives his mother grief.
So, when the grand old man of Uganda, M7, 78-in power most of his life, and still determined to stay on till the end of time-scampered in panic, after his only begotten son threatened on Twitter to invade Nairobi, my heart went out to M7.
Here's an old man, a little overweight and balding, worrying about an unruly son instead of spending his sunset days roasting matooke or grazing the long-horned Ankole cattle. So M7 can hardly sleep a wink without worrying his "baby" son will get into mischief.
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