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Dried mango fruit

Several heaps of overripe and rotting mangoes are piled up along the road on the way to Kambiti East in Murang’a County, one of the richest mango-production zones in Kenya.

The rotting smell speaks of the inconceivable wastage that goes on when mangoes are in season, not just in Kambiti East, but in all other rich fruit production areas.

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