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Workers pile up loans, raid life savings to stay afloat

 

Jua kali artisan chisels metal sheets in the scorching sun of Kibuye Market, Kisumu county. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

More than a quarter of Kenyans dipped into their savings to meet living expenses as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted economic activities for millions of workers in the country.

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