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Askari in Isiolo

25/01/2006 by Arjen Africa


Almost every building, house or office in Kenya, is providing work for askari’s or soldiers./ They are guarding Kenya and I would not be surprised that a majority of working Kenyans are working as an askari in the Services sector. More than 80 percent is working in agriculture.

Story published in Dutch Newspaper Trouw
On assignment in Northern Kenya

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