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Why beggars, urchins and the disabled are being ejected from Nairobi streets

Following complaints by members of the public that homeless people, beggars and people living with disabilities are encroaching some restricted areas in Nairobi city centre, the County government has now started ejecting them from the streets.

Some of the areas targeted include Uhuru highway, Kenyatta Avenue, Mama Ngina Street and Moi Avenue where some groups of beggars said to be foreigners mostly frequent.

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