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No ‘hard’ feelings, mukombero is just a root

Mukombero [Photo: Courtesy]

In the highlands and Western Kenya, you are likely to meet men along dusty roads chewing on a yellowish root. Ask why they love nibbling on the root and you are likely to receive a wild stare. Occasionally, the courteous ones will say, “Hii ni dawa (This is medicine).”

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