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Nairobi's millionaire brokers that leave farmers with loose change

Ken Kamau sorts onions at his stall at Wakulima Market in Nairobi on September 26, 2019. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The other name for Nairobi’s Wakulima Market could be ‘chaos’.

Every day, thousands of traders, customers, loaders, pickpockets and idlers interact in East Africa’s largest fresh produce market amid noise and endless movement.

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