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How hawkers got tight hold of Thika town

Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi meets Thika hawkers on the night of October to preempt a planned demonstration against eviction from the central business district.

Prior to the establishment of county governments, no hawker was permitted to sell goods within Thika's orderly central business district.

The law was strictly enforced by municipal council enforcement officers who were always dressed in uniform, firm and unyielding.

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