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Woman who witnessed Kiambaa church burn dies

Elizabeth Wangoi beside the burning Kenya Assemblies of God Pentecostal Church, Kiambaa in 2008. [File, Standard]

When a church in Kiambaa, Uasin Gishu was burnt during the post-2007 election violence, Elizabeth Wangoi was there to witness it.

Her picture of the grim nature of the moment hit headlines in and out of Kenyan borders. She was photographed wailing, with her raised left hand holding a shoe. 

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