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Coast counties poorest and most unequal

Four counties in the Coast region have been ranked as the most hit by poverty and income inequality in the country.

In a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and Society for International Development (SID), Lamu, Tana River, Kwale and Kilifi counties lead in the poverty index with the residents experiencing problems of low income, expenditure and immense inequality.

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