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Silence on Kibra speaks volumes about political class

The challenges of being poor in Kenya are overwhelming. Not only are the poor main targets of the craven policy of extra-judicial executions by the police, they are also the main targets of evictions and demolitions.

In the last few weeks, residents of some sections of Kibra had their livelihoods destroyed to make way for the construction of a new road aiming to ease traffic congestion in Nairobi.

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