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Why secession debate may be running deeper than we think

While our attention is fixed on demonstrations, a secession narrative that could potentially complicate national healing and reconciliation is back in the air. About two decades ago, the government and people in the Coast battled a secession narrative that was gaining ground under the rallying slogan of 'Mombasa sio Kenya'.

This line of political agitation subsided until after the disputed presidential election outcome last year when Narok Senator...