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Mercy, 17, is the first born of five children. To support their large family, Mercy's father works as a nurse and her mother is a grocer. Mercy is from the Rift Valley Province in Kenya and is from the Maasai tribe. She is working hard in her third year of high school to set a good example for her siblings. In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer and volleyball and listening to gospel, R&B, and blues. Her favorite food is fried chicken with chapatti.

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2012 Form 1

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