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Why Kenyan men are working hard to an early grave, so women will outlive them

A man pulls a newly built kiosk in a handcart along the Manyatta-Kondele estate in Kisumu. [Phillip Orwa, Standard]

A major survey reveals Kenyans spend most of their waking hours in non-productive work. It states that up to 16 hours is spent on non-work-related endeavours and that men spend more time on self-care than women.

The report specifically concluded that the "time spent on culture, leisure, mass media and sports practices activities was higher for men compared to women."

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