'Fruity' campaigning in Kenya

By: BBC News, November 18, 2005 What were once humble pieces of fruit have now assumed unprecedented political significance - badges of allegiance in a heated constitutional campaign. They were innocently picked by election officials, to assist the process of voting, in a country where illiteracy levels are high.

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