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You will live to 90 years in Machakos, Kitui, Makueni

Pedestrians crossing Zebra lane in Nairobi opposite Kencom building [Edward Kiplimo, Standard].

There are counties in Kenya where you can live to 90, and others where that is not even a pipe dream; you will die young.

Counties where Kenyans live longest, are in Eastern and Central regions, according to the 2019 report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The report cited Machakos, Kitui, Makueni, Murang’a, Meru, Kiambu, Nyeri, Nakuru, Kirinyaga and Embu as places you can live to see your great grand children.

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