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Martin Kamotho (with a plastic bag of githeri) queuing to cast his vote at Kayole polling station on August 8, 2017. [File, Standard]

Humility, resilience and unconventionality won Martin Kamotho fame in 2017.

An image of him queueing with a plastic pack of githeri firmly clutched in his left hand went viral on August 8, 2017, when Kenyans took to the ballot to elect their next set of leaders.

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