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Perils of wash-wash, State capture and graft confirm Wanjiku's fears

Imagine Kenya’s political leadership being 40 per cent “wash- wash” queens and kings. Imagine further that the remaining 60 per cent are not diehard anti-wash-wash crusaders but that in there is a chunk of sympathizers and occasional associates. This would switch the statistic, making 60 per cent the wash-wash crew and their fans. This is no way good news.

CS Fred Matiang’i has cautioned that Kenya risks having an upcoming Parliament full of characters with questionable integrity.

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