Inside Kenya's multibillion scrap metal underworld

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Kenya banned the export of scrap metals through the law enacted in 2015. FILE PHOTO | NMG

As Nairobi Expressway takes shape with finishing touches, a metal fence is being erected at sections of the Sh67 billion road; in what would be every scrap metal dealer’s dream if a ban on the trade was not in place.

A lucrative scrap metal trade is funding vandalism that had become so daring the culprits are filling away at public roads and carting away anything made of steel including lampposts, road barriers and even a footbridge.

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