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How man transformed slum into a decent, safe estate

The two-storey building in Baringo's Bondeni slums is slowly transforming from a slum to a modern housing estate. [Yvonne Chepkwonyi, Standard]

Ten years ago, Bondeni slums, located 500 meters from the Baring County Government headquarters, was a no-go zone for strangers.

The informal settlement, home to 2,500 families drawn from the minority Nubian, Swahili and Tugen communities, was dreaded by many.

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