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Scientist opens first public library in Mabafweni, Kwale

The public library which opened its doors in October 2015. [PHOTOS: BRIGID CHEMWENO/STANDARD

KENYA: That Mabafweni Community and many primary schools in Kwale County had no libraries gave Esther Ngumbi sleepless nights.

Ngumbi, who hails from Mabafweni, believed that building a library would expose students and the entire community to the world of books and meet their information needs.

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