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'Data doesn't lie' – but Kenyans say their pockets do

By By Graham KajilwaSeptember 2, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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Treasury CS John Mbadi appears before the National Assembly Education Committee at County Hall, Nairobi, on July 24, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

There was a time when it was normal for Cliff Odera to make gross sales of Sh200,000 in a month. Those days are now gone.

“Now making even Sh100,000 is difficult,” he says.

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