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Senior citizens defy age, failing health to choose preferred leaders

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Kikuyu Mbivo, 80, votes at Migwani AIC Primary School in Mwingi West, Kitui County on August 9, 2022. [Paul Mutua, Standard]

Despite their advanced age and failing health, senior citizens were not left behind in voting for their preferred candidates as polls opened countrywide on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

They said voting was more than a privilege or right but a duty.

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