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Shitanda was a politician who served his people well

Peter Soita Shitanda, the former Malava Mp and housing minister passed on Wednesday afternoon sparking a countrywide state of mourning. In his county of Kakamega, residents received the news of his demise with great sadness.

Looking at how they gathered in small groups to share the news of his death, it was evident that the Iroko tree of western politics had fallen with a thud.

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