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Over 1 billion people defaecate in the open, UN says

KENYA: More than one billion people do not have toilets. According to the UN, 2.4 billion people do not have adequate sanitation and defaecate in the open.

As Kenyans joined the rest of the World in celebrating World Toilet Day yesterday, the UN indicated that women and girls risk rape and abuse, because they lack toilets that offer privacy.

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