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Lessons from Equatorial Guinea's 'modern-day Solomon'

Baltasar Ebang Engonga. (Courtesy)

This week, yet again, we are reminded of the importance of referrals. We have learnt yet again that a good CV can only take you so far, but in order to enhance your territory you will need a good word from other people who have worked above you or beneath you - quite literally.

You see, recently, and as always, Kenyans have found themselves united with the famous quote "Please niforwadie hiyo video?" being passed between friends and acquaintances. We also do not want to question the sudden influx of new entrants to Telegram. We would like to think that these are students joining universities that use the Telegram platform to disperse messages.

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