Number of Kenyans not able to afford a healthy diet rises by 7.7m in six years

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The number of Kenyans unable to afford a healthy diet increased by 7.7 million, in a span of six years, underscoring the difficulties Kenyans are facing in trying to put a healthy meal on their tables.

According to Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao), which is an arm of the United Nations, defines the cost of a healthy diet as an indicator that provides national-level estimates of the cost of acquiring the cheapest possible healthy diet in a country, defined as a diet comprising a variety of locally available foods that meet energy and nutritional requirements.

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