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Homeless families’ problem is one we must all bear responsibility for

street families

Street children playing a game of cards along Tubman Road in Nairobi.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

Street children are today one of the constant features of the Kenyan urbanscape.

Experts estimate that there are 250,000 to 300,000 children living and working on the streets, with more than 60,000 of them in Nairobi alone.