The findings reveal that millions of shillings are reaching households through informal channels outside the banking system
By
Charles Mwaniki
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
Kenyans living abroad are sending home about Sh280 billion annually in unrecorded remittances through informal channels and non-monetary items, indicating that they are playing a bigger role in funding households than was previously thought.
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