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Link between illicit brew use and jiggers

Volunteers remove jiggers from a resident of Gachagi slums in Thika during an anti-jigger campaign organised by Ahadi Kenya Trust. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/STANDARD]
 Volunteers remove jiggers from a resident of Gachagi slums in Thika during an anti-jigger campaign organised by Ahadi Kenya Trust. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/STANDARD]

By KAMAU MAICHUHIE

Kiambu, Kenya: The rampant jigger infestation in Central Kenya has been blamed on high consumption of illicit brews in the area.

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