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Families feel the pinch as war-hit diaspora remittances shrink

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern neighbourhood, March 5, 2026. [AFP]

Hundreds of thousands of Kenyan households that depend on money sent home from relatives abroad are facing a deepening financial crisis after diaspora remittances fell sharply last month.

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