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Sacco makes unlikely homeowners

Kamais Anyetho outside her newly built house at Rumuruti in Laikipia County. Residents who missed out on the Habitat project are building similar homes through the new housing Sacco. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

In the interior of Laikipia North, a kilometre from Rumuruti town, bare land dotted with shrubs and manyattas paints a picture of an austere life. 

In the Kandutura settlement area, residents eke out a living from cattle rearing, casual work in the nearby ranches and flower farms.

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