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Aug. 2010: “The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) ProverbAug. 2010: “The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) ProverbAug. 2010: “The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) ProverbAug. 2010: “The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
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Aug. 2010: “The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb

August 2010
Working Together

Mukami tiwe muruti nguha. (Gikuyu)
Aanayekama no tofauti sana na anayetoa (ng’ombe)
kupe/mbung’o. (Swahili)
The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the
one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow. (English)

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