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Brian Kamau, a former student at JKUAT has been living in a thicket in Kahawa Wendani, Nairobi for the past three months after he got addicted to drugs and betting. [File, Standard]
As we snaked our way to Kahawa Wendani Chiefs camp, the blazing midday sun shone relentlessly. Most people were taking shelter under the shade.
After a warm reception, we started walking towards a thicket opposite Upton building in Kahawa Wendani where Brian Kamau, 25, a university student dropout has called home for the last three months. I was in the company of the area chief, two community mobilisers and Kamau's mother, Waithera Mwangi.
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