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Most poor non-natives living on streets, survey shows

Street families. Photo/Elvis Ogina

Most homeless people living on the streets in Mombasa are poor non-natives who have some formal education, a research has shown.

Researchers from Pwani University in Kilifi say about 10 per cent engage in prostitution for a living while the rest hawk and beg.

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