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Growing economy fails to fill pockets and plates

Kenyans stock up for Christmas at Naivas Supermarket along Moi Avenue in Nairobi on December 23, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] 

From a bird’s eye view, Kenya’s economy appears to be thriving. But as the common Kenyan saying goes, kwa ground vitu ni different, with the disconnect between national growth and individual realities become striking. 

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