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Hardcore poverty headcount rate for individuals reduced by more than half

According to the survey, the overall poverty incidence in the county now stands at 79.4 per cent, down from 92.6 per cent in 2005/06.

Poverty prevalence in Turkana County has dropped by about 10 per cent in the last decade, the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015/16 has revealed.

According to the survey, the overall poverty incidence in the county now stands at 79.4 per cent, down from 92.6 per cent in 2005/06.

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