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Which way aspiring home owners?

If you asked a Kenyan adult whether he or she would prefer to buy a house or rent one, the answer would be obvious: buying a home is by far better than renting.

The problem, however, is that not many people have the money to buy their dream homes. Renting has thus become the obvious option for about 80 per cent of Kenyan urban dwellers.

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