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Man writes to MPs to delete word 'harambee' from coat of arm

The word 'harambee' was coined by the country’ founding fathers as a clarion call to unity. [Courtesy]

A man has petitioned the National Assembly to remove the word 'Harambee' from Kenya's Coat of Arms, claiming it is a 'bad omen'.

Charles Koinange Mangua claimed he had received a revelation from God that tragedy could befall the country if the word, one of the country's most famous clarion calls, is not removed and replaced with 'Kenya'.

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