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Young and restless: Why Kenyan youth love get rich or die trying schemes

Their motto is impossible is nothing. They are sure that even with the dark cloud of destitution blowing across oceans to every hamlet and hanging ominously over humanity, becoming millionaires is just one get-rich-quick scheme away.

They are the reason pyramid schemes and dubious multi-level marketing plots have spread fast across the country – why con men have managed to make away with millions of shillings before their scams collapse.

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