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SA paradox: From xenophobia to buying blue-chip Safaricom, Absa and NCBA

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By XN Iraki
| The Standard (Kenya) Verified
Kenyans repatriated from South Africa arrive at JKIA on July 2, 2026. [David Gichuru, Standard] Some Kenyans are coming home from South Africa (SA). They are feeling threatened by South Africans demonstrating against immigrants, mostly from other African countries. That is perplexing: why not other immigrants? Let us dig deeper and find out what is really going on in SA and if there are any Kenyan linkages.
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Why the innocence of Western Kenya should be appreciated

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By XN Iraki
| The Standard (Kenya) Verified
We love boasting of the countries we have visited. We want our friends and even strangers to know we have been to “places.” I heard one Kenyan talking about how he watched Kenyan news while in Canada. There is an aura of mystery and sophistication associated with being abroad (majuu). Perhaps because many Kenyans will never leave the country, let alone fly. Those abroad do all they can not to delate the myth. That is often their source of status.
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Time to halt slow puncture of Kenya's economic dream

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By XN Iraki
| The Standard (Kenya) Verified
A trader in Eldoret town. Prices of goods and services will not come down significantly even if oil prices fall. [File, Standard] Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate slowed from 4.7 per cent in 2024 to 4.6 per cent in 2025, says the latest economic survey 2026. The slowdown was low, a slow economic puncture. It’s an echo from Covid-19, Gen Z demonstrations and national anger over unfulfilled political promises.
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