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Poverty, illiteracy pushing Kenyan women into criminal activities

More women are engaging in crime due to poverty and illiteracy, a new report says.

At least 61 per cent of those handed non-custodial sentences between 2013 and 2015 had not gone beyond primary school. Only a few of them completed their primary education.

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