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Kandara town is one of the oldest town in Kenya as it was built during colonial era. The colonialists built it on top of a hill in order to create a good view of "our people"(freedom fighters)approaching it. The current member of parliament is Hon. Chege
Njuguna of U.D.A. party. The former was Alice
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