Kenya: NCIC Opens Office in Marsabit

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Kenya: NCIC Opens Office in Marsabit

[Capital FM] Marsabit -- The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has opened an office in Marsabit County as it seeks to restore peace in the region became more essential than before.

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