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Life begins at 40, but for Janet Wanja, it never did

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The late Janet Wanja at the 2024 Olympics. [AFP]

What is life? Today you're happy, tomorrow you're sad.

The words of the good book in Psalm 30:5 (Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning), have been a source of comfort to many a broken soul, but on this black Friday, they were not.

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