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How Nairobi County is losing millions of market revenues

Wakulima Market

The Nairobi City County government could be losing millions of shillings in annual revenues from city markets, thanks to a mafia-like network calling the shots in the sector, The Nairobian can reveal.

The cash is pocketed by a clique of county officials working in cahoots with brokers through well orchestrated deals. The collusion involves instructions for sidekicks to achieve set levy collection targets.

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