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Governor Kahiga's art is talking too much and spewing nonsense

Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga during a presss briefing where he apologized for his utterances that appeared to celebrate the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. [Purity Mwangi, Standard]

There's an African proverb that goes, “He who talks too much, talks nonsense.” Governor Mutahi Kahiga of Nyeri seems to have taken that as a personal challenge and perfected it. 

In the past few days, Kenya has been treated to an extraordinary performance in insensitivity, courtesy of a man who appears to believe microphones were invented to save him from the tragedy of silence. 

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