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I will never go back to this place

I'm a very adventurous person and yesterday my adventure buds directed me to a slum in Kiambu that goes by the name of Githogoro. I wanted to confirm a story I heard recently that in Githogoro the business of illegal brews is going on just as before.


I had to ask the carrier of the rumor, a very serious drunkard, to accompany me to the slum for security purposes. I had to disguise my fine looks by wearing some old and faded clothes and a pair of torn shoes.Kiromo, my companion, warned me strictly not portray any suspicious characteristics! Otherwise we would be denied access to the drinking dens.

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