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Kenya's Shona community votes in first poll

Magdalene Gawaza Chinyanga, a member of the Shona Community casts her vote at Kinoo Primary School in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. [Jacinta Mutura, Standard]

They stood out as they queued to vote in various polling stations in Kinoo ward, Kikuyu constituency, in Kiambu County.

Shona community women clad in white dresses, white headgear, and children strapped on their backs was a sight to behold as they voted for the first in the 50 years they have lived in Kenya.

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