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I've voted in every election since independence, says grandma, 91

Emily Kalya, 92, turned up to vote at St Francis Cheptarit Primary school polling centre in Chesumei, Nandi county. [Edward Kosut, Standard]

A 91-year-old grandmother who has voted in every election since the 1960s, was among the over 12 million who voted in Tuesday's elections.

Emily Kalya, the mother of former Nandi Senator Gerald Kalya, voted at St Francis Cheptarit Primary School polling centre.

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