Pairin makes surprise appearance at Kaamatan celebrations in KDCA


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 30 May 2019

Pairin (left) sharing a light moment with Warisan women's wing deputy chief Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas (2nd from left), Sabah Youth and Sports Minister Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe (2nd from right) as Likas assemblyman Tan Lee Fatt (right)Ongkili (seated, middle) and Warisan senator Datuk Theodore Douglas Lind (seated, right) look on.

PENAMPANG: Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan made a surprise appearance at the Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) here for the first day of the Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) celebrations on Thursday (May 30).

The Huguan Siou (paramount leader of the Kadazandusun community) - who is a long-time fixture at the annual two day state-level Kaamatan celebrations - was missing from the opening ceremony earlier the same day, as well as absent during last year's festivities.

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