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Makonde initiates 15 girls amid controversy

The 15 Makonde community girls during their rite of passage into adolescence in Kwale County on Sunday. [Robert Menza, Standard]

A village in Msambweni, Kwale County, came to life on Sunday as the Makonde community celebrated a century-old rite of passage for girls.

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