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Kenya does not need to be fragmented into more ethnic counties

Towards the end of the 17th century, Kumale Lemontaka, a moran from the Purko clan, relocated from his home in Laikipia and settled in Kiambu. As a sign of assimilation into the host Kikuyu community, the young man was nicknamed Hinga and acquired a bride from the home of Chief Gatheca wa Gakenia.

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