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Since the 1970s, she has been influential in helping engrain Kenyan literature in the nation's education system. As a folklorist, she has contributed significantly to the study of various
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Chesaina temporarily left her post at the
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in 1991. She teaches literature, particularly
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groups. She also represented Kenya as the high commissioner to South Africa from 2000 to 2003.
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Chesaina was born Jane Ciarunji Geteria in 1947. She attended
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