Traders on Juja Road Nairobi, Huruma estate display their goods next to the road. This often risk their lives and those of their customers. Most are accusing the City County government of not doing enough to build stalls for them. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A hawker sells sugarcane on a wheelbarrow along Juja Road in Nairobi, Huruma estate.
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A clothes stall on the side of the road in Huruma, Nairobi. Almost every available space has been taken over by hawkers. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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With most space along Juja Road being occupied by hawkers, little space is left for pedestrians who often risk their lives walking on the main road. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Matatus and hawkers compete for customers along Juja Road in Nairobi. Most space intended for pedestrians has been taken over by hawkers.
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Mkokoteni (handcart) operators wait for customers along Juja Road. They do so on the main road, oblivious of the dangers of fast-moving vehicles. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Pedestrians walk on the section of the road meant for vehicles in Huruma estate in Nairobi as most footpaths have been converted into stalls by hawkers. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A woman displays shoes for sale on a footpath along Juja Road in Nairobi. Most hawkers say lack of proper stalls for business has forced them to display their wares on city streets. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Besides using pedestrian paths, hawkers along Nirobi's Juja Road use fences to display their wares. They have called on the City County government to provide them with proper market structures for their businesses. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A schoolboy runs alongside a boda boda rider in Huruma estate in Nairobi. Residents have had to use the main road meant for vehicles as pedestrian paths have been taken over by hawkers. PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP