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Separating truth from lies: 'Uncaring state, failed taxman and more opposition lies'

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The arrival of 48,000 tonnes of white maize at the Port of Mombasa has heralded the prospect of cheap flour on Kenyan shelves. It has repudiated the ridiculous notion of a government unconcerned about the plight of its citizens. It also takes the wind out of the sails of the country's political opposition which has capitalised on shortages of the national staple to make "unga" the rallying cry of a disruptive mass action movement.

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