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Hawkers remain key challenge to Kenyan towns

Hawkers go about their business at a section of Gakere road in Nyeri (PHOTO: Mose Sammy, Standard)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Jane Wanjiku throws furtive glances as she hawks clothes in the streets of Nakuru town late in the evening.

Always on the alert, Ms Wanjiku’s official business hours start late to avoid being nabbed by the Nakuru County askari.

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