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Kenyans defy virus to send home Sh31.2b

Much of the diaspora remittances are sent to villages via mobile phones. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard].

Kenyans living abroad sent more cashback home last month compared to the same period last year, despite the global adverse effects of the coronavirus, the latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data reveal.

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