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Hawkers take police, county askaris to court over harassment

Nairobi, Kenya: A historic case filed by hawkers against police and county council askaris might be the tipping point on how the city responds to the hawkers menace.

The case, that will be heard today at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division in the High Court, Nairobi, has 34 petitioners while the county Inspectorate Directorate, the governor, the Attorney General and the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission are the respondents.

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