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Alcoholism not just Mt Kenya's problem

NAIROBI: Thank God President Uhuru Kenyatta, or someone around him, had the presence of mind to widen the scope of the war on alcohol abuse beyond the ridges of Mount Kenya region, because this disaster knows no political or ethnic boundaries.

It also seems that the main grievance of the MPs against illicit and non-illicit drinks is that they have neutered young men, nursery schools are closing because of poor enrolment, and future 'voters' are being born in lesser frequency than ever in the history of the region.

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