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When water is thicker than blood

By Wahome Thuku

Mbuthia lived in a village in Murang’a District with his wife, their son Lawrence and daughter Esther. The relationship between Mbuthia and his son was sour. Lawrence was a tout at a nearby bus station and his father believed he was playing truant.

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