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World Service,2 mins

Makena Onjerika introduces us to the slum children of Nairobi.

Focus on Africa

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Focus on Africa begins our series of Caine Prize finalists. Kenyan Makena Onjerika's story Fanta Blackcurrant, is about Meri, one of a group of slum children - the so-called chokoraas - as they navigate life on the streets of Nairobi. (Photo: writer Makena Onjerika. Credits: MAKENA ONJERIKA)

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