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Kenya's rich history in sculpture making

Artist Oshottoe Ondula when posed for a photo at Tom Mboya's statue in Nairobi CBD.

Certain communities have ancient traditions of sculpture like the Kisii, who made articles of soapstone thousands of years ago and continue to make them today.

Those of us who live in Nairobi see sculptures every day, whether at the open-air markets along Ngong Road, or the statues of our heroes and statesmen in the CBD and its adjacent parks.

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