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The Slumlords of Nairobi

Anne Soy investigates why there is no business like slum business.

In Nairobi’s slums, more than 90% of residents rent a shack from a slum landlord. These so-called slumlords have a less than shining reputation in the popular media, for exploiting the lives of the some of the poorest people in Kenya. Who are the faceless figures who own hundreds of shacks and make massive tax-free profits? Who is bulldozing whole areas of Kibera and leaving hundreds homeless? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ reporter Anne Soy investigates.

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