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July 23, 2026
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Sh582 a day: Healthy eating slips out of reach for 44m Kenyans, UN report shows
Over 43.9 million Kenyans cannot afford a healthy diet, a rise of 9.6 million since 2017, a new UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report shows...
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A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reveals that a staggering 43.9 million Kenyans are now unable to afford a healthy diet, a significant increase from previous years.
- The daily cost of a healthy diet has nearly doubled in eight years, reaching Sh582 per person.
- This means 76.3% of Kenyans cannot meet the healthy diet threshold, up from 69.8% in 2017.
- The FAO attributes this rise to falling purchasing power, statutory deductions, and rising taxes, emphasizing the need for policies to boost food production and affordability.
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