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The con games: How ‘pata potea’ cartels swindle Kenyans

Pata Potea gamblers operating opposite St Peter Claver's Catholic Church in Nairobi.

Outside Muthurwa Market, shrieks from a young woman draw the attention of passers-by. Some laugh. Others murmur. No one asks what has happened.

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