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If demos are over cost of living, Raila-Ruto talks can't end them

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Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga and President William Ruto. [File, Standard]

In 1849, a renowned French writer Jean-Baptiste Karr said, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" (The more things change, the more they stay the same).

The more we run from the political reality of Kenya's opposition-led protests, the more we come to terms with the fact that it is chasing after the wind.

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