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Look the gift cow in the mouth

Azimio la Umoja coalition leaders led by Raila Odinga (centre), Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka (left) and Martha Karua

Azimio la Umoja coalition leaders led by Raila Odinga during a past press briefing.

Photo credit: File| Nation Media Group

By  Mutuma Mathiu

Columnist

It might be bad manners to look a gift cow in the mouth, but if you are paying for it, you absolutely must.

A decade and a half ago, a Kenyan company received a buyout offer from a multinational competitor producing a direct rival product.

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