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Insecurity, economic crisis keeping Kenyans up at night

With the runaway cost of living, many households across the country are struggling to put food on the table. Yet, an even more widespread, albeit silent, consequence is that a lot more of us can barely sleep well at night, anymore.

Save for the minority who either enjoy state security or can afford to retain bodyguards and other forms of personal security, Kenya is pretty unsafe now. It is also likely to get even worse in the foreseeable future, given the grim economic projections experts are churning out.

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