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The rich also cry: Why super-rich are no longer buying luxury cars

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Top-of-the-range models distributor Inchape Kenya says it sold three BMW units in the first half of this year compared to 18 last year. [iStockphoto]

The prices of food, energy and other necessities are soaring locally, hitting poor people hard.

Accordingly, Kenya's middle and lower-income groups have been ditching discretionary spending.

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