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State banned asbestos in 2006 for link to cancer

Asbestos-roof

NAKURU, KENYA: A lush green kitchen garden tactfully fenced off with rugged asbestos roofing material stands in a homestead in the sprawling Flamingo slum estate in Nakuru.

Across the street on the busy road that leads to Lake Nakuru National Park are a number of makeshift shops and food kiosks lining the road, also built with old pieces of asbestos that once served as roofing material.

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