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Nairobi: The city of haves and have-nots stuck in colonial times

A slum along the railway line in Nairobi's Kibra area. [File, Standard]

As political rhetoric whipped the electorates' emotions during campaigns for the just concluded General Election, promises to transform Nairobi City by the candidates were in plenty, with a particular focus on rethinking the planning of Kenya's capital.

This is in the face of concern that the city of over 4.4 million people and East Africa's key economic hub, hasn't reached its potential, amid a wide gap between the rich and poor.

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