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Information is power, which is why Betty refused to have her consent manufactured

Demonstrators during an anti-corruption demo dubbed 'Beyond zero' corruption at Uhuru Park grounds, Nairobi on April 30, 2019. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

By  NERIMA WAKO-OJIWA

There is a famous quote that is often attributed to Harriet Tubman, “I freed a thousand slaves; I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.”

Historians maintain that she did not actually say those words but so many have repeated this quote around the world that it has become our truth.

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