Poor pay, double taxation and falling incomes mask Kenya's growth

Jua Kali artisans at work in Naivasha on August 26, 2022. Kenyans struggle to make ends meet under a heavy tax burden. [File, Standard]

Workers in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector, which contributes the lion’s share to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 23 per cent in the latest Economic Survey report, are struggling to afford the same food items they produce and process.