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When umbrellas, beads earned chiefs fairest maidens

Senior Chief Njiiri wa Karanja. [File, Standard]

Nairobi vendors are a special breed. They are rainmakers. At the slightest darkening of the cloud, they mint handsome profits by selling umbrellas.

Had these vendors been plying their trade 132 years ago, they would have been some of the most powerful Kenyans.

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