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Kenya census 2019 data reveal population stands at 47.6m

An enumerator collects details of a household during the census exercise in Nyalenda slums, Kisumu on August 24, 2019. PHOTO | ONDARI OGEGA | NMG

By  Hellen Githaiga

Nation Media Group

Kenya's population has expanded by nine million in the last decade, official 2019 census data released on Monday show.

There are 47,564,296 million people in the country compared to 38.6 million in 2010.

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