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Maandamano week exposed Mt. Kenya people's doublespeak, sly nature

The maandamano week brought out the peculiarities of the people who make up this Jamhuri. Notably, mountain Kenya folks were berated for their doublespeak on demonstrations. In most towns in central Kenya, folks went about their business, despite having previously expressed a lot of bitterness at gava for the runaway cost of living.

This was aptly captured by a meme that contrasted how Kisii and Kiambu demonstrators blocked their roads. Whereas the demonstrators in Kisii did it with boulders huge enough to stop an army, Kiambu folks blocked the road with few pebbles which could be easily removed if the need arose.

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