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Unsung hero carried old, disabled to vote

Peter Owino carries Sulumena Ooro out of a polling station in Kisumu West after bringing her to vote. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

On August 9 when Kenyans took to the polling centres to cast their ballots, one image stood out.

The picture of a middle-aged man carrying an old frail woman was shared widely on social media.

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