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Kiambu governor Kimani wa Matangi addresses Ruiru market hawkers. [George Njunge, Standard]
Barely one month after Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi mediated between warring factions of traders in Thika town, the governor was once again forced to arbitrate another tiff between Ruiru market traders and hawkers who sell their merchandise outside the newly constructed market.
Speaking at the heated meeting outside the ultra-modern Ruiru market, James Mwaura, the chairman of traders who have been allocated spaces in the building said they are facing unfair competition from hawkers who set base outside the market premises.
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