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Another Classic We Won’t Buy

Posted on July 16, 2012August 21, 2012 by OP

The latest tell-all book on coalition intrigues, “Peeling Back the Mask” by Miguna Miguna, a former aide to the Prime Minister Raila Odinga has the country buzzing with excitement because everyone relishes a good scandal. The Kibaki presidency has provided ample fodder for investigative journalists’ but interestingly nothing out the Moi ‘error’ seems to be rolling out from the publishers. As expected, one look at the price tag, pegged at kshs 3300 and most Kenyans decided there was really no point of buying a personal copy when one could glean extracts off Twitter, Facebook, random blogs and serialized pages. For the PM’s supporters who find Miguna’s abrasive’s nature annoying, the entire text will be dismissed based on a few choice lines. On the other hand, for Raila Odinga’s critics who have a score to settle, Miguna joins the league of John Githongo, uncelebrated whistle blowers putting their reputation and lives on the line to expose the filth of the political elite. In a country like Kenya where gossip is headline news, Miguna’s book ‘Peeling back the Mask” is positioned to become a classic. In Kenyan-speak, a classic, to paraphrase Mark Twain is a book everyone has an opinion about that very few have actually read.

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5 thoughts on “Another Classic We Won’t Buy”

  1. Asterix says:
    July 18, 2012 at 9:10 am

    I intend on reading this one. Many people have dismissed Miguna lakini I want to read it with an open mind

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  2. Asterix says:
    July 18, 2012 at 9:13 am

    intend on reading this one. Many people have dismissed Miguna lakini I want to read it with an open mind
    Ps Something wrong with the captcha token

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  3. Totto says:
    July 18, 2012 at 10:29 am

    Others won’t buy it for they are die hard fanatics of RAO and will not believe a word he’s (Miguna) written. It may all be true, the content of the book, but he’s acting more like a jilted lover, less of a whistle blower. Kshs 3300 is too much for the “Mwenye-nchi”. . .

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  4. Magunga says:
    July 19, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    You were too lenient on him….follow the link below to my blog and then if you like it, feel free to place me as your first guest columnist

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  5. Mark says:
    July 20, 2012 at 11:24 am

    Others will just download the leaked PDF copy and enjoy the tales with 3300/- still in the bank.

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