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Data on economy vital if leaders could just read and interpret right

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and President William Ruto enjoy roasted maize as they chat with small scale traders during the launch of the Hustler Fund. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has just published a rich document in which it notes where the country is coming from and where it is likely headed. Many would want to only read the state of the economy in the 2022 economic survey, but there are so many truths to power in there that can change the course of the country.

It is not just economics; did you know if you are single and searching the survey points to where you can find a less quarrelsome spouse. In the report Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua may change tack in his approach to illicit brews, if he reads it, that he blames for low birth rates in his Central backyard. If the truthful man consumed data, he would definitely see the consumption of contraceptives in the country has gone up and it is all methods used to keep pregnancies at bay from pills to IUCDs.

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