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Why Nairobi remains the biggest economic parasite

If you asked kids to name the biggest parasites in Kenya, they will quickly list ticks, cockroaches, fleas, mosquitoes or mice depending on where they grew up. But the biggest parasite in Kenya is not a living thing, it is a city called Nairobi.

In its 120 years, it has perfected its economic parasitism.

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