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Why Kenyans’ love for quick riches is overshadowing normal investments

Gamblers keenly follow as their favourite teams play at Betin betting shop in Nairobi on Thursday31 2017.{David Njaaga, Standard}

NAIROBI, KENYA: As the morning sun bathes Nairobi’s skyline in amber, the city centre is alive with two groups of Kenyans: Those chasing luck and those headed for “real” work.

Two sharply dressed young men walk along Market Street.  If they are headed for a job interview, chances are that they will make it.

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