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Scrap metal ban: Box prices spike as artisans transfer pain to parents

Alphonce Onyango paints boxes made of scrap metal at Kibuye market in Kisumu County on April 6, 2022. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Jua kali artisans have increased the prices of metal boxes as parents prepare to take their children to Form One.

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