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Special collection: Living with ruins: ruination and future-making in Kenya (and beyond)

Bursting pipes and broken dreams: on ruination and reappropriation of large-scale water infrastructure in Baringo County, Kenya

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Pages 241-261 | Received 04 Jun 2021, Accepted 15 Jun 2023, Published online: 16 Jul 2023

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