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Handicapped woman, 56, beats all odds to register as a voter

56-year old Selpher Omenda seats in the wheelbarrow that she used to access Irungu Primary School to register as a voter at her home in Eshavala village, Vihiga County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

Selpher Omenda, 56, could not allow her physical disability to deny her a chance to enlist as a voter.

Ms Omenda's reduced mobility forced her to ride on a wheelbarrow to Irungu primary school in Emuhaya constituency, at least three - kilometres away from her Eshavala village home.

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