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Season of blackouts in the week that marks our nationhood signal gradual but sure decline

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Energy CS Davis Chirchir. [Samson Wire, Standard]

There have been many blackouts in recent days, the most talked about, of course being the nationwide power disruption that the utility provider typically, though strangely characterises as a "disturbance" to the national supply grid.

That insinuates an aggressive, vigorous or even violent activity to evoke the word Kenyans love best: kinyang'anyiro.

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