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Kibanda economy: Why Nairobi's middle class has vacated high-end hotels

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Lunchtime is tough for many city-dwellers, mostly those who work around the city centre.

Those who cannot afford to eat from middle-class city restaurants or five-star hotels often prefer to skip lunch and go window shopping or while away the time at Jee-van-Jee Gardens.

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