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Emigration can be source of economic dynamism in Kenya

Little boys taking water for drinking on a street of Kibera. [iStockphoto]

The World Bank recently released its annual World Development Report 2023, which addresses the promises and pitfalls of immigration around the globe.

About 184 million people (including 37 million refugees) live outside of their home countries. The report's message has several implications for us as a country. The government estimates that about 3 million Kenyans live outside of the country.

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