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Can Kenya go the Sri Lankan way?

Members and supporters of Sri Lanka's opposition march towards Colombo during a protest against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.  [Reuters]

It takes ages to build an economy. Yet, one upheaval, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, is enough to destroy an economy, even one that stood on solid grounds.

The implosion will be swift and far-reaching if the economy  is founded on shaky grounds as it happened in Sri Lanka.

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