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"Hair has always provided a visual shorthand for something deeper," said hair historian Rachael Gibson in a 2019 interview with Vogue. This visual rings true for Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala.
A politician of nine lives known for steadying the tourism docket in three successive governments, Balala’s hair, aside from his conventional dress code, mostly his choice of classic suiting and tuxedos, is a journey of colour that speaks of his longevity in national politics and a story of identity.
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