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Cartels in slums rake in Sh7 billion annually

A section of Mukuru slums in Nairobi. (Photo: Jacob Otieno/Standard)

The county government loses Sh7 billion every year to cartels that control informal settlements in Nairobi.

Data by the International Development Research Centre shows that half of Nairobi residents live in informal settlements that have poor conditions with no access to basic services. 

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