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influence in matters of national and international interest.
58-year-old Eric Ngesa packs some of the polythene paper bags collected from the garbage at Kibarani Dumpsite in Mombasa County on Sunday 17th July 2016. (PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/ STANDARD)
Tattered sacks hang on their backs as they dash to an approaching solid waste truck. A flock of Indian house crows feeding on rotting garbage disperse.
The birds, too, immediately start flying towards the truck and a vicious fight for the “treasure” discharged by the truck ensues.
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