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Relief as hawkers are allowed back in Central Business District

Customers buy items on display from hawkers during the Launch of the Mombasa Sunday Market at Customs road in Mombasa's County on Sunday 21st September 2014. Photo/Kelvin Karani
 Customers buy items on display from hawkers during the Launch of the Mombasa Sunday Market at Customs road in Mombasa's County on Sunday 21st September 2014. [Photo:Kelvin Karani/Standard]

Mombasa, Kenya: Hawkers in Mombasa can now breathe a sigh of relief after the county authorities allowed them to operate on designated roads within the Central Business District.

The over 10,000 hawkers will now sell their merchandise along Custom Road on Sundays, signalling an end to the frequent running battles with officers from the county's inspectorate services.

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