Marchers highlight Nairobi wealth gap
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More than 80,000 people gathered for an anti-capitalism conference in Nairobi, marching from Kibera, its largest slum, to the downtown area in a protest of global policies they say hurt the poor.
In Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, at least 700,000 people live in Kibera, just one square mile, with little access to running water and other basic services.
Organizers of the World Social Forum set up the march to contrast the slum with Nairobi’s elegant homes and hotels.
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