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Generous to a fault

By Allan Olingo

The set-up is electric, with a throng of young men dressed in Gor Mahia jerseys lined up to pay the Sh200 entrance fee. Performing was the country’s most sought after ohangla musician, Onyango Alemo. From the powerful speakers came a song from his latest track, Tho Luro:

Cham miel ka pod ingima tho luro (Dance when you are alive, death is lurking)

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