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When Njuri Ncheke elders protested along the Maua-Meru highway after they literally "cursed" former land Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi on May 13, 2017, at Nchiru shrine. [Courtesy]

For ages, Njuri Ncheke Supreme Council of Ameru elders' shrines, where they conduct deliberations, traditional court sessions and other activities, were out of bounds for women.

It was unheard of for a woman to step into the shrine headquarters at Nchiru in Tigania West sub-county and other shrines scattered in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties.

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