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'Kitenge' or 'chitenge' is an African garment similar to sarong, often worn by women wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling. They are also sometimes worn by men around the waist in hot weather. Kitenges (the Swahili plural is ''vitenge'') serve as an inexpensive, informal piece of clothing that, often decorated with a huge variety of colors, patterns and even political slogans.
Kitenges are similar to kangas and kikoy, but are of a thicker cloth, and have an edging only on a long side. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, and Somalia are some of the African countries where kitenge is worn. In Malawi, Namibia and Zambia, kitenge is known as ''Chitenge''.

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★ Kenya’s Quest for National attire

★ Material wealth, a BBC article about Chitenges in Zambia