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Wash your linen and smell the coffee at Kibera’s laundromat

Nairobi; Kenya: Imagine a laundromat in a slum area that charges only Sh250 per nine kilogramme load? One where you can have a cup of brewed coffee, take a hot shower and even access a resource centre for internet or training while your clothes are being washed and dried?

What started off as a film shooting expedition in Kibera has evolved into a life line for residents living around the Katwekera area.

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