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We are not children of a lesser God; residents say as they vow to stay put amid rising tension

 

The Ngong Road-Kungu Karumba-Langata road that is to be expanded into a four-lane bypass. More than 30,000 residents of Kibera will be evicted to pave way for the road. [Photo: David Gichuru, Standard]

An epic clash between the State and residents of Kibera has been set, with both sides sticking to their guns over who has the rights to a stretch of land that cuts through the slum and where a dual carriage way is to pass.

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