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The art of the sale: 'Mtumba man' draws fans with clowning

Sande Mayau, a cross-dressing mtumba-seller who has left the country in stitches over his sales strategy.

 “Ng’ara waseme uko na mubaba!” A tall, slender man dressed in women’s clothes shouts in a TikTok clip that has gone viral. He's in a blouse, skirt, and headwrap.

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