Kenya: Labour day calls to treat "hawkers" with dignity

The dark clouds threaten a downpour. Already, light showers have started, and people in the streets of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, are hurrying to their destinations to avoid getting soaked. But a mother and her two-year-old daughter strapped tightly to her back, is not running away from the rains. She is fleeing the city council "askaris" (guards) who are cracking down on hawkers. Hawking within the central business district is prohibited, but has continued nonetheless with bribes known to make askaris look in the other direction.