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The dying towns of Mt Kenya region

A man points at the ruins of what used to be Mitheru Market before the highway to Nairobi was re-routed leading to the market's death. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

Standing 15 kilometres from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s rural home in Gatundu is Makwa shopping centre.

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