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How Eldoret's statue mirrors mediocrity in our leadership

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One of the Faith Kipyegon statues was pulled down in Eldoret Town after a social media uproar. [Courtesy, Meta]

This week Kenyans were rightfully disgusted by the grotesque statue in Eldoret meant to honour Faith Kipyegon.

Mercifully, authorities in Eldoret promptly got rid of the eyesore after widespread complaints online. While in the grand scheme of things this might be a "little" scandal, it nonetheless reflects our ongoing predicament as a society governed by people addicted to phoning it in on everything and hangers-on in the public service who add very little value.

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