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Big ego syndrome is the bane of African development

By Kenfrey Kiberenge
In early 2003, two remarkable incidents took place, one of which I recall vividly and the other hazily. The first is when President Kibaki, fresh in office, vetoed attempts to clear traffic off the clogged Nairobi roads.

That I cannot guarantee happened and my search on (you guessed right) Internet wisdom, Google, ended in futility.

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