Kampala — MANY people perceive Kisenyi, a shanty neighbourhood in Kampala city to be nothing more than a haven for thugs, pick-pockets and those who snatch people's bags and phones. As such, it is a place to be a dreaded or so we believe.
But this, admittedly one of the filthiest and supposedly the largest crime-ridden slums in Kampala, located just a stone's throw away from the central business district is a paradise to the Somali refugees who call it home.
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