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Area codes

By Chiquitta

Growing up in Nairobi back in the day it was easy to guess which area someone came from by the first two digits of their telephone number, 56- Kile, 44-Westland’s, 78 – Buru, 58-Loresho. Today the advent of mobile phones has made us kiss that form of social scrutiny goodbye. Anyway, here’s a break down of just a few of Nairobi’s famous hoods.

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