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Poverty bedevils Kenyan village amidst plenty of wealth

Kishushe residents show The Standard what passes for a road through their villages. [Photo:Pascal Mwandambo/Standard]

By Pascal Mwandambo

There is a resigned look on Jared Mwakina’s face as he paces up and down his maize farm in Kishushe village, Taita Taveta County.

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