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I wish to propose that 2022 be declared Kenya’s year of the post-truth reality. My thesis is very simple. That during the year, the country went through experiences that aptly describe the post-truth reality.
It is thus only fair that we make the declaration so we can find better ways of dealing with the menace, fast and furious. I will make a few observations, but first let me give a context.
In the morning hours of Friday 29th December, in a WhatsApp page, a journalist colleague of mine posted a video of a crusade hosted in Nakuru by the leader of the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness Prophet Dr David Owuor.
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