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Dusty and muddy town where twilight girls roam the bars

Every long distance truck driver knows where Salgaa is. It is a favourite stop-over on the long journey from Mombasa westwards to Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As darkness engulfs this trading centre west of Nakuru, the trucks pull in, turning the roadside into a long solid wall of parked vehicles.

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