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Nyiva Mwendwa: Why the hairdresser question has refused to go away

Former and first female minister Nyiva Mwendwa during the interview with the Standard at her home in Nairobi [Elvis Ogina.Standard]

Over the years, former Cabinet Minister Nyiva Mwendwa has remained quite shifty on the question of inclusion of a hairdresser in the Beijing delegation.

When she addressed herself to Parliament on the matter in November 29, 1995, she blew hot and cold, cleverly wading through the discussion.

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