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What eulogies say about Kenyans

By Mark Mutahi

The most common lies in Kenya are told at funerals. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the dead can’t hear. If a foreign researcher studying Kenyan funerals were to draw conclusions about our society based on eulogies, their work would be full of misconceptions. These would include:

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