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How Shakahola tragedy exposes Kenya's three societal challenges

A victim of the Shakahola cult being rescued by the Kenya Red Cross society in Shakahola forest ,Kilifi. [Marion Kith, Standard]

Ni kubaya, (slang meaning, things are thick!) This is almost the standard answer in Kenya these days to the question, 'how are you?'

Are things really that bad? As per the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, electricity, housing, cooking gas and other fuels are priced at 9.6 per cent higher on average than a year ago.

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