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Nairobi night markets offer solution to hawkers problem

My heart always sinks with despair whenever I see the Nairobi County askaris engaging in running battles with street traders, more commonly known as hawkers.

Yet it is not possible to have orderly, clean and secure streets if the hawkers are allowed to roam freely in the central business district, and therefore, you cannot fault the askaris for doing their job.

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