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Africa, with all its challenges has the most dynamic social relationships anywhere in the world. [iStockphoto]

The Kikuyu language has two sayings which may appear contradictory but which speak to two important truths that express the reality of life.

One saying contends that the roaming child leaves a feast at their house. The opposite saying states that a child who does not travel assumes only their mother knows how to cook.

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