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Taxman in fresh attempt to net wealthy but elusive landlords

A section of Canaan estate in Kibra, Nairobi where landlords have opted to rent the properties to tenants in an effort to earn a living from the apartments. [David Njaaga, Standard]

For a tenant who hasn't paid rent, Nairobi automatically transforms from the "green city under the sun" to the concrete jungle of hardships (shamba la mawe).

Tenants become experts in playing hide-and-seek with their landlords.

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