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Why hawkers' menace in Nairobi is not about to go away

Governor Mike Sonko acknowledges greetings from a hawker during a tour of the city centre on September 20, 2017. [Photo: Courtesy]

Walking in Nairobi's Central Business District has become a major headache for city residents. One has to carefully guard their pockets and handbags from thieves while dodging hawkers' wares on pedestrian paths.

Estates in the capitals have not been spared the hawkers' menace either. Many residents are unhappy that their dwellings have been infiltrated by hawkers whose population is ever going up.

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