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Country in crisis mode: Education, health, economy in dire straits

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KUPPET members demonstrate a long Moi Avenue in Mombasa on August 30, 2024. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Hopping from one crisis to the next, the country is navigating myriad hurdles in quick succession, at times teetering on the brink.

Barely three years since assuming the reins, a crumbling education sector, an ailing health docket and an economy characterised by debt accumulation have all exposed the soft underbelly of President William Ruto's policies that have since put the country in a state of uncertainty.

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