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They don’t sweat at all: Community with rare genetic condition seeks recognition

Echaor Ilimanyang,14, from the Ilimnyang community cools himself with water in Turkana Central. [Baakari Ang'ela, Standard]

Peter Lomonta was born with a rare disorder. His body has no pores and therefore he does not sweat.

He is a member of the minority Ilimanyang community living at Kapua village on the shores of Lake Turkana.

Nearly two centuries...