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The plight of Burundian Kenyans

Warundi elder plays a drum outside the house of Warundi Chairman, Shadrack Chize Barnabas during a Warundi elders meeting in Makongeni area, Kwale County. [Courtesy]

Oreni Noah Basaka watches from a distance as her colleagues from the Makonde tribe enjoy benefits of owning a national ID card. Ms Basaka is a woman in pain, but cannot get affordable healthcare from government hospitals for lack of an ID card. 

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