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Beyond the turban: How the Akurinu live and believe

To some, they look strange- rituals unfamiliar, clothes peculiar- but beneath the robes and melodies lies a world alive with devotion, courage, and humanity.

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by NELLY MUCHIRI

News29 August 2025 - 14:18
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‎In the hills of Njoro, where the mist drapes over green valleys like a silver shawl, life follows a rhythm that outsiders rarely understand.

Long-robed figures move through the dawn, singing songs that rise and fall with the wind, prayers echoing across fields and hills- this is the Akurinu community in Njoro. 

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