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Meet the 'soldier' on Wheelchair who wears many hats

Soldier in a wheelchair

Nairobi; Kenya: Some of the qualities considered when recruiting youths to the army include physical fitness, height, a well packed set of teeth and straight feet. The short, bow-legged and the scarred are shown the door immediately they show up.

But a number of Nairobians who park their vehicles or pass in the alley between Kencom and Kenya Cinema area have seen a ‘soldier’ fully dressed in replica Kenya Army combat gear, either in a wheelchair directing vehicles to parking slots or walking on crutches to catch up with motorists looking for parking.

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