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Omieri lights up Kisumu as Unesco fete kicks off

Workers clean up the body of a dead 'Omieri' snake at Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground in Kisumu on September 18,2018 ahead of the planned public viewing of the once biggest snake in Luo land. The snake has been brought from Nairobi where it's remains have been preserved will be show cased at the KNATCOM National Cultural Celebrations in Kisumu. [Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard])

The return of Omieri, the ‘sacred’ python that was revered by traditionalists in Luo Nyanza, caused a stir in Kisumu yesterday.

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