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Opinion: Why most slum youths drop out of high school

Mathare slums in Nairobi

Entrepreneurship and education have long been the two pillars on which Kenya’s economy has flourished. However, in most informal settlements, there is emerging a dangerous trend among the insta-generation.

The lure of making quick money is overshadowing the wisdom of investing in a good education.

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