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Lupita Nyong'o bids farewell to grandmother with glowing tribute

Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o during the burial of her grandmother Mama Dorcas Nyong'o in Seme, Kisumu County on June 14, 2019. [Collins Oduor/Standard]

Hollywood star Lupita Nyong'o was the center of attraction as she eulogized her grandmother, Dorcas Awino Nyong'o who was accorded an emotional burial at Rata village in Kisumu County.

Lupita, the daughter of Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang' Nyong'o and the first Kenyan to win an Oscar, electrified thousands of mourners as she recounted her last moments with her grandmother.

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