'Full of style': Kibera Fashion Week spotlights Africa's biggest slum

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Models walk a runway overlooking the rusting tin roofs of the Kenyan slum. Photo: AFP

Towering models parade down a three-metre high runway overlooking the rusting tin roofs of Kibera, the Kenyan capital's biggest urban slum.

It's the second edition of Kibera Fashion Week in the heart of the sprawling area and the place is packed.

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