Kenyans earning more and living longer: Study

Farmers pick tea in Nyeri county. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyans are earning more on average; they are living slightly longer and staying in school for more years, boosting the country’s Human Development Index up one notch from position 148 in 2017 to 147 last year.

According to the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) index publishes on Tuesday, each Kenyan on average made Sh309,778 ($3,052) up from Sh298,004 ($2,096) in 2017.

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