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Cultural event displayed residents' feelings years after independence

Kirima dancers entertain the public during Jamhuri Day celebration in Runyenjes Stadium on Tuesday. [Photo: Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

This week, I attended the Mandera Somali Cultural Festival, a unique event that attracted thousands of participants from all over Kenya, and neighbouring Ethiopia and Somalia, to celebrate this wonderful but sometimes forgotten culture.

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