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KNBS data shows 50 per cent reduction in foreign investments and remittances

US Dollar notes: KNBS data reports that money flowing into the country more than halved during the election period

NAIROBI, KENYA: Money flowing into the country more than halved during the election period, latest official data shows.

The quarterly report on balance of payment by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows the 50 per cent reduction in financial inflows occurred between July and September 2017, at the time Kenyans went to the polls.

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