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Slum that is watering down Thika's real estate market

 

Raw sewage runs through Kiandutu Slum in Thika. Many consider it a blight on the growth of real estate market in Thika Town. [Photo:David Mwitari, Standard]

 Some 40 kilometres North West of Nairobi lies Kiandutu, a rapidly growing slum in Kiambu County. The houses here are made of corrugated iron sheets and mud. This sprawling slum is a hindrance to the growth of the nearby Thika Town.

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