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How housing co-operatives are helping slum dwellers own homes

Kando Reli homes under construction along Kangundo road [Courtesy]

When it rains, it pours. Jane Rose Ruguru, a widow and mother of five, would know this better.

One morning in 2018, before Ms Ruguru and her family had wiped the sleep from their eyes, they saw an earthmover approach their tin shack.

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