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Mar 2023
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Monday demonstrations in Kenya

Bbc World Service
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Protests in Kenya for a second Monday running, as promised by Riyla Odinga.

Also, business people in Kenya are callng for the political empass to be resolved.

And the American vice president, Kamala Harris, is in Ghana. What's on her agenda?  We'll hear from our correspondent in Accra.

Those stories and more in this podcast with Audrey Brown.

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