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If only the State fought corruption with the zeal it unleashes on youth

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President Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS]

The zeal with which the government floods the streets on demonstration days shows that it can fight. But this zeal is misplaced.

The scale of force used against young people armed only with a voice and a flag is not commensurate.

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