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When rich and poor share poop problems

Kibra slums, arguably the largest slum in East and Central Africa is a division of Nairobi Area, Kenya, and the neighbourhood of the city of Nairobi. Poor housing (semi-permanent structures) poor drainage, burst sewerage systems and polluted rivers are the daily scenarios of the area. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

When you think Karen, you think wealth and beauty and everything nice. When you think of Kibra, the opposite comes to mind. The only thing that unites the two is, probably, death, right?

Wrong. There is just something else that will not immediately meet the eye, and that is common between the two places ­— both are not connected to the sewer grid.

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