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Kenya's deepening wealth divide exposes leadership failures

Just days after President Ruto shared a glamorous picture of the economy that he has delivered in his first three years in office, the chilling contrast of reality has come from the most unlikely quarters. The Oxfam wealth inequality data published this week paints an image of a sinking ship at the household level amidst a rising ocean at the macroeconomic level.

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