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Street Children: The problem that refuses to go away despite funding

Street Families waiting for Population and Housing census officials at Pinkam in Nakuru town on Saturday night August 24, 2019. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

They weave through traffic and busy streets with their hands stretched out begging for money or food. Some of them clutch on bottles of glue, seeking intoxication as an escape from the tough world they live in.

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