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'Arsenomics': The bitter truth for Arsenal and EPL fans

By XN Iraki | 4h ago

Arsenal fans flock the streets of Nairobi on May 24, 2026, to celebrate their club winning the 2025/26 EPL title after 22 years of waiting. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Why should a country be hypnotised by an English Premier League (EPL) title winner when protests against high fuel prices engulf the country, and the Iran war remains unresolved? 

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