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Civic activists and trades unionists are mobilising in Nairobi and Mombasa against skyrocketing food and fuel prices. The Central Organisation for Trades Unions demands a 60% increase in the minimum wage and threatens a national strike. Since January, maize meal has gone up by 24%, wheat flour by 38%, milk by 20%, tea by 33%. The cost of fuel has jumped despite December’s price controls. Overall, inflation rose to 9.19% last month....

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