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Kakamega residents raise fears over marauding street boys

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The street boys scavenge through the garbage as they spy on their possible targets. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The unkempt, glue-sniffing boys roam the streets, scavenge in garbage bins or lie idle on shop verandahs.

The courageous ones stand at strategic places next to busy shops, bus stops, and supermarkets to beg for money from shoppers and travellers.

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