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Kenyan-born Australian Senator recounts life-changing political experience on her return to Nyeri

Senator of South Australia Lucy Gichuhi speaks to relatives and friends at Hiriga Village in Mathira Nyeri County on January 1, 2018. She is the first Australian Senator of African descent [Kibata Kihu| Standard]

The concept of professional politics may sound strange to Kenyans, but according to Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Muringo Gichuhi, that is the norm in her country.

Muringo, the first senator of African descent in Australia, notes that politics puts an Aussie under intense scrutiny, with every aspect of their life open to the public.

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