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Diaspora remittances rise despite fears over Trump policy

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The amount of money sent to the country by Kenyans living abroad grew over the first half of this year despite fears that Donald Trump’s harsh stand on immigrants would see the remittances stagnate or drop.

Kenyans abroad sent home Sh92 billion over the first six months of 2017, a four per cent increase compared to Sh88.3 billion in the first half of 2016.

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