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Welcome home! Pokot community celebrates first female doctor

Dr Jane Kukat (center) being welcomed by residents of Chemolingot in Tiaty on September 10, 2016 .She is the first female doctor from Tiaty. PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH

Jubilant residents of Chemolingot in Baringo broke into song and dance on Sunday afternoon, as the Pokot community celebrated its first ever female medical doctor in Tiaty, Jane Kukat.

Not restricted by their ages, the old and the young hit the ground almost simultaneously despite conflicting musical rhythm to shower their daughter, sister and friend with songs of praise and thanksgiving upon her return from a foreign land.

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