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In the past, friendships died when people moved away, never to be revived, but today, social media has enabled old friends to stay in touch. The world is more connected than ever, but people are more detached from each other than ever. A lot of people have no friends. There is a pandemic of loneliness.
"People in rural areas know one another very well - they have close relationships. There, we know one another from birth, we are friends, we even know who steals chicken and who doesn't," says Professor Charles Nzioka, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Nairobi.
"There is an element of Ubuntu, which means 'I am because we are.' Even if I didn't have the money to pay dowry I would pick my cousin to marry for me. When I am sick, my cousins and neighbours will come."
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