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Investors now turn a profit in these former crime hotspots

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Sabby Grand Hotel in Kandara is located near where gangs in the past terrorised innocent civilians.. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Twenty years ago, there were areas in Murang'a County that were associated with criminal activities and remained isolated.

Today, however, in the former crime scenes stand lucrative businesses that have erased the memories of the horror and fear harboured by members of the public after brutal ordeals at the hands of criminals and carjackers.

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