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Powerful chief in society where women ‘sit on dusty ground’

Chief Margaret Lomosingo with children she has helped rehabilitate.  [Photo: Lucas Ng’asike/Standard]

By Joe Ombuor

Turkana, Kenya: It is no mean feat for a woman’s voice to carry authority among the conservative Turkana community of Northern Western Kenya.

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