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Tales of men drunk with power, seeking reinvention of youth

Youth during Gen-Z anniversary protesters along Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, on June 25, 2025.  [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

I have been out and about this great city, run by a not-so-great governor, if you ask those seeking Johnson Sakaja’s ouster, catching up on the muchene in tea places where they demand payment before service.

It is a good sign of the state of the nation, as Juliani sings; things are so bad, one wonders what’s wrong when things go right. So, I wasn’t surprised when I asked for a cup of coffee, after a surprisingly good cup of muteta soup, and I was offered a cup of hot water and a sachet of coffee powder.

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