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Slum tourism?

From the depths of Kenya's informal settlements has risen slum tourism, an activity that attracts mixed views. There are claims that it benefits only a scrupulous few even as tourism bodies skirt the issue, writes JECKONIA OTIENO

If you thought tourism involves foreigners and locals heading to posh and beautiful holiday destinations, think again. Kenya and other developing countries have been experiencing an unlikely form of tourism — slum tourism.

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