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Who care's in Nairobi?

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This article is a work of satire and fiction. The events and characters depicted are purely fictional and intended for humorous entertainment purposes. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect reality or endorse any specific behaviour. The City of Nairobi The streets of Nairobi are littered with garbage, hawkers, kiosks, etc. In fact, this former city in the sun has become one big open-air market with no planning whatsoever. Now that the election is round the corner, things are worse. Getting rid of the hawkers would be like throwing good votes into the sea so no politician will touch them.  Besides the garbage, refuse, and overflowing and bursting sewage system, the planning officers add to the pollution by spewing empty vitriol and unnecessary verbiage. We know that they are chasing rate defaulters because they want to raise money for the coming elections—the biggest ever in the history of independent Kenya.  On the sidewalks one faces the risk of fal...