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Turmoil as freedom fighter, 81, homeless after slum demolitions

Gladys Wanjiku Maina. (Courtesy)

Hundreds of families were rendered homeless after local authorities demolished houses built on riparian land in Nairobi's slum areas in April.

Among those affected was the country's freedom fighter Gladys Wanjiku Maina, who decried unfair treatment after her residence was demolished during the recent Mathare evictions.

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