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Wastage of food is a huge contributor to climate change

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Rotten fruits and vegetables at Wakulima Market, Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]

When one-time presidential contender Mohammed Dida said we should only eat if we are hungry, we thought he was bluffing and speaking to the gallery.

Dida was among the contenders who participated in the first-ever presidential debate when he made that point. Over 10 years later, it still rings in my head. We live in a world of inequalities where others have plenty and others lack.

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