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Why kales love brown ‘chegets and Kambas do bright colours

Dress codes almost always betray Kenyans' ethnic backgrounds

A brown Rexine jacket recently took the internet by storm after it was labelled a favourite among the Kalenjin.  With a light touch, Kenyans on Twitter, a majority of them Kalenjins, made fun of the ‘cheget’, which appears to be a hit in their highlands.

While Kenyans can be cunning, faking their background with accents, grooming and choice residences West of Uhuru Highway; their dress codes almost always betrays their ethnic backgrounds. 

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