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In Kilifi, you could be killed for being old

Mzee Ngoka at the Kaya Godoma Centre where he has sought refuge to avoid lynching after his sons labelled him a wizard.
[PHOTO: JOSEPH MASHA /STANDARD]

By JOSEPH MASHA

Kilifi, Kenya: Kahindi Ngoka, 69, from Dera village in Kilifi county is a man who finds no joy in his years since he lives in an area where being ‘old’ is a curse.

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