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A tuktuk stage at Mowlem in Nyamasaria, Kisumu County. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Tuktuks - the three-wheelers - were common in the coastal resort city of Mombasa. But today, they are found in every town including Nairobi.

How did tuk-tuks find their way to the hinterland?

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