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Six million Kenyans do not use toilets

Modern toilet bowl.

Kenya lags behind her neighbours in the number of people defecating in the open, with 5.6 million people not using toilets, according to a Unicef report.

This figure is 12 per cent of the total population. Uganda comes a close second with 11 per cent while Tanzania has done better with only 6 per cent incidence.

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