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Kipchumba Murkomen: The Elgeyo Marakwet Senator talks about how he made it

Kipchumba MurkomenYou are quite successful; were you brought up in affluence?

No, I grew up a village boy; a son of a squatter in Embobut forest. It was common to hear baboons barking and birds singing. I feel nostalgic when I think of a typical evening in my village. I skipped pre-unit; going straight into primary school.

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