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Uhuru comes to the rescue of 'Githeri Man'

Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba with Martin Kamotho alias Githeri Man at his home in Kayole, Nairobi. Mr Kamotho has been taken to a rehab centre that is run by the MP in Kiambaa. [photo/Kamau Maichuhie/Standard]

The man who found fame after a photo of him eating 'githeri' as he waited in line to vote last year has been battling alcoholism for decades.

Martin Kamotho, famously known as 'Githeri Man', yesterday said he started drinking in 1989 and had been unable to stop.

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