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What the State must do to make life bearable for all

A trader hawking his goods at Kakamega town during Christmas day. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

The government will need to heavily invest in agriculture as well as prop up the sectors that are intertwined with agriculture to lower the cost of living and make life bearable for Kenyans.

This is according to the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra), which in a new report said the high cost of food has hit many households hard.

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