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Patrick Gathara is a Kenyan journalist, cartoonist and writer. His blog (www.gathara.blogspot.com) covers Kenyan and international affairs and has been nominated for the Best Political Blog section of the Bloggers Association of Kenya Awards. He is also a regularly published commentator on regional and international affairs.
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