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Recently, I sat and listened to a young 22-year-old Kenyan woman retell her story of 2008. I do not recall how the topic came up but it did. She (let's call her Heal in this story) was born in Eldoret.

Her businessman father bought land in Ugunja, Siaya and set up home there from age 5. She assimilated and imbibed the Siaya culture and speaks the local language with a distinct Ugenya accent.

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