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A recent United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) research report should be receiving more attention from the Government and its development partners than it seems to be getting.
For a start, the report reveals that Kenya is among countries with the highest number of citizens trapped in poverty among the Sub-Saharan region despite posting impressive economic growth rates. While it is true that the Government, assisted by the World Bank, has stepped up efforts to becoming a welfare state two years ago with the launch of an expanded social protection plan, the reality is this plan may do more harm than good.
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