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Investor gains dip on jittery local market

Investors have been forced to take a huge haircut on their money following a volatile economic environment that has seen majority park their billions of cash in fixed deposit accounts and government securities.

Latest data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that cash in fixed deposits attracted a median return of 6.96 per cent in May.

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