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Let's not turn a blind eye on Dandora's voiceless residents

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A bulldozer moves waste at the Dandora dumpsite. [File, Standard]

Behind Nairobi's sprawling metropolitan area is a growing mass that screams the failure of governance and a testament to how the marginalised are being mistreated.

Dandora dump site, within the heart of one of Nairobi's largest slums, is an example of the environmental injustice resulting from a cycle of negligence, poverty, health hazards, and ignorance and unwillingness from residents.

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