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Nyeri residents' wish list ahead of Uhuru’s much-awaited visit

An aerial view of Kirichu colonial village in Nyeri on January 30 2016. (PHOTO:KIBATA KIHU/ STANDARD)

KENYA: Residents and leaders of Nyeri County have prepared a long wish list for President Uhuru Kenyatta. When the President visits the region they want him to deliver solutions to their challenges ranging from agriculture to politics to development.

Top on the list is alcoholism, a vice that is creeping back after the President had ordered a crackdown on what he called "business of death". Challenges in the coffee industry, the proposed construction of mega dams for Kieni and Tetu and the settlement of colonial squatters are also lined up for the president's attention.

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