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Manufacturers warn of job losses, economic hit if protests continue

Vandalised sections of Quick mart supermarket at Mlolongo Machakos County on Wednesday, July, 12, 2023. [Samson Wire, Standard]

Kenyan businesses yesterday started counting the cost of protests, which they estimate to be in billions of shillings - a day after opposition-led demonstrations against State tax measures rocked the country.

This came as manufacturers issued a dire warning on the impact of the disruption to jobs and the economy.

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