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Job loss: How high taxes, weak demand are pushing firms to the brink

Customers shop for household goods in a supermarket. [File, Standard]

Kenyan businesses are being squeezed by soaring taxes and muted consumer demand, forcing them to slash costs and automate operations to survive, a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) survey shows. 

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