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Kennedy Odede’s life prospects were bleak. He was homeless and hungry. At the age of 10, he survived a near-death beating for stealing a mango. He had gone for three days without food - something the mob at Toi Market in Kibera did not understand, his age notwithstanding.
The now 29-year-old, who once lived on the streets for three years, recounts how unbearable life was in the slum, more so for women.
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