THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR BEING POOR IN KENYA!
What is Poverty? Investopedia [1] defines Poverty as a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty means that the income level from employment is so low that basic human needs can't be met. Poverty-stricken people and families might go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention. World Bank defines the extreme poor as those living on less than $1.90 a day. The Kenya Poverty Index was at 29% in 2018 (Approx 14.7M Kenyans) and was ranked eighth globally and sixth in Africa among countries with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, according to the World Poverty Clock report, as they consume less than $1.90 (Sh197) per day or Sh5,910 monthly . The average household size according to the Kenyan Census, 2019 is 3.9. This therefore means, approximately 3,769,230 Kenyan households are living in abject poverty or belo...