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Reign of jiggers on its last leg in Murang'a

Salome Wangari at the communal farm for former jigger victims in Murang’a County. [PHOTO: PETER MUIRURI/STANDARD]

The campaign was greeted with sneers and jeers when it was launched eight years ago. Residents were scandalised when their leaders protested that Murang’a was getting bad publicity after it was exposed that jiggers were a major problem in the region.

Belligerent administrators to confrontational politicians hit out at the anti-jigger crusaders at public gatherings for soiling Murang’a’s good name.

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