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It is not impossible for Kenyans to wriggle out of the poverty rut

According to a new report, nine in 10 Kenyans- specifically 94 per cent of the population - are poor or vulnerable to poverty, laying bare the burden awaiting State welfare programmes.

The report prepared by the World Food Programme and Unicef paints a gloomier picture of poverty levels than official national statistics, which put the population living below the poverty line at 46 per cent.

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