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From crime to fortune: How we did it

The story of Majengo's thirty thieves. According to Oundo, myths surrounding loans from YEDF are just that. He said were it not for the patience they had, nothing would have materialised. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

One of the busiest buildings in Nairobi’s Majengo slums is a block standing three floors above the ground which faces the famous Gikomba market.

At the front are shops and go-downs loaded with bales of bedding, clothes and an assortment of mannequins. Inside, beeping photocopiers, the sound of papers rolling in and out of printing machines and glaring computer screens tell you how busy it is around there.

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