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Fuel crisis aside, Kenya is a country of many shortages

By XN Iraki | 3yrs ago

A man carries petrol in a plastic container on Koinange Street, Nairobi at the height of the fuel crisis across the country. [Wilberforce Okwiri

The recent biting fuel shortage in Kenya was a blot on the government’s reputation, highlighting the reason it should let the market do its work.

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