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Soapstone dealers starved of cash as pandemic hurts sales

Jemima Bitengo displays soapstone carvings at her shop in Tabaka, Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Soapstone miners in Kisii County are struggling to cope with the effects of Covid-19 following depressed sales.

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