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Bill cushioning hawkers from harassment now in Senate

Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria flanked by lawyer Edward Muriu addressing the press at a Nairobi hotel on progress of the hawkers bill he is drafting to help small scale traders and hawkers. [Photo by Wills Awandu/Standard]

Hawkers countrywide could soon be cushioned from harassment once a bill is passed into law.

The Hawkers and Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill 2018 envisions an end to the running battles between hawkers and the authorities.

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