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Hawkers protest City Hall's move to ban selling on main streets

Hawkers protest in Nairobi on Jan 11, 2025 after a move by the Nairobi County Government to ban hawking on main streets in the Central Business District(CBD). [James Wanzala, Standard]

Nairobi County hawkers have protested a move by City Hall to ban hawking on main streets in the Central Business District and at regulated times.

This follows a notice issued by Nairobi County Acting County Secretary Godfrey Akumali on Thursday, prohibiting them from operating on main streets and only restricting them to backstreets and lanes.

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