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Two file case asking for Luhya community self-rule

Judges gavel (Photo: Courtesy)

The secession debate spilled over to the courts on Monday when two western Kenya residents sought the region's independence from Kenya.

Mathew Okwanda and Alex Misigo want the High Court to issue orders forcing the State to carry out a referendum on whether the Luhya community should have a country of their own.

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