Are Water Cartels Allowed by the City to Fleece the Poor in Nairobi Slums?

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Neil-Young-17-Campaigner-3479343.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNairobi       Visiting with ACORN organizers and members in Korogocho, we kept hearing stories about water cartels, as they were termed, fleecing the poor with higher water charges.  The story was confusing.  Were these private operators that were allowed to use a vital public service in order to exploit slumdwellers …

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Chincha Still Trying to Come Back from 2007 Earthquake with Little Help

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Lima   We drove 200 kilometers from Lima to visit the newest local group in ACORN Peru, Chincha, by the Pacific Ocean south of Lima, a straight shot on the Pan American highway.  This was a California climate, except drier perhaps with sand dune mountains along the way.  Grapes grow here and wine and Pisco makers abound.  …

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