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Kenya is rapidly developing its industry and manufacturing, and its cultural identity as a new country. We had a humongous history pre-British, and when we were colonized and violently reshuffled, we had to decide who we were again. We couldn't rest on the stories and the cultures of our great-grandparents.

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Wangechi Mutu
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 22
Artist
Drawer
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Kenya's capital
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I have this amateur side attraction to, and interest in, the sciences and biology and physics and evolution. Paleontology is of interest to me. I'm interested in the way these fields have helped us understand how we are human and why we are human. I'm also from the area that is considered to be the cradle of mankind.
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Females carry the marks, language and nuances of their culture more than the male. Anything that is desired or despised is always placed on the female body.
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I'm not a policy maker. I'm not even a very great activist. My main thing is to make things that speak for the culture that I live in.
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