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'How we survive on Sh7,000 monthly salaries in Nairobi'

Maurice Ocholla (L) and Chiku Kerenge, who are residents of Nairobi shared how they survive on Sh7,000 monthly. [Sharon Wanga, Standard]

As the cost of living continues to skyrocket, and many households hard hit by limited finances, The Standard seeks to find out how low-income earners are surviving the tough times.

Fifty-year-old Maurice Ocholla is a mechanic at Bellevue in South B, Nairobi. On Wednesday, February 15 this writer meets him cycling his bicycle to work in the morning.

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