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kanjo

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 1 definition
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kanjo definition 1

City council askari/inspector.

"Makanga alikimbia kanjo."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

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