Nearly half of Kenyans earn below Sh30,000

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National Treasury building in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Nearly half of workers in the formal sector earn less than Sh30,000 per month, reflecting Kenya’s pay inequality and the burden households face in acquiring basic items like rent and food.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data, released last week, show 45.9 percent or 1.34 million of 2.92 million workers in the formal sector took home less than Sh30,000 last year.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.