paraded wearing a brown wig to the Vice

The first competition of its kind, according to its promoters, was intended to show "that there are albino beautiful and good about themselves," two terms "rarely associated" with respect to best lace wigs, said Isaac Mwaura, the first Kenyan albino MP who is also the organizer of the competition.

"We want to show our talent, we want to deal with stigma and discrimination Wigsen," he said.

Albinism results in a lack of pigmentation in the skin, body hair and the iris of the eyes.

"In Africa, people have black skin. When a woman gives birth to an albino, people say it's a curse," testified Nancy Njeri Kariuki, 24, came from central Kenya to attend the competition.

"Even the children of your age are afraid of you," he told the young woman with green eyes who paraded wearing a brown wig to the Vice President of Kenya William Ruto. Not sure and head high.

The participants marched in their professional outfits, from the fisherman to soldier through a rugby player, to show that they too can be part of the country's workforce.

Whether educate or work, albinos are struggling to find their place, Mwaura regrets the MP.

Fan of skateboarding, Sarah Wanjohi, 21, does not cross many albinos in his leisure. She came with all its paraphernalia to show "that we can love, we can scroll through (...) We can do everything that people think we are incapable of doing."

"It was difficult for me heels, frilly not too skateboarding style!", She jokes.