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KNBS: Only one in 10 working-age Kenyans has a salaried job

Jacktone Ahawo, a Jua kali artisan chisels a metal sheet to make a frying pot at Kibuye market in Kisumu

NAIROBI, KENYA: Only one in every ten working age Kenyan is assured of a paycheck at the end of a given period, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

The Statistical Abstract 2018 indicates that 2.6 million Kenyans have a wage employment- or are assured of some payment on a daily, weekly or monthly basis for their work.

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