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Benzinga
Benzinga
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Maureen Meehan

Kenyan Presidential Candidate: Legalize Cannabis And Snake Venom To Boost Economy

As Kenya faces inflation, unemployment and exorbitant public debt, George Wajackoyah, one of the four presidential candidates in the upcoming August elections, says he wants to get the economy back on track by legalizing cannabis and farming snakes.

Wajackoyah’s rivals, one a former prime minister and one a deputy president, are promising a $60 monthly stipend for unemployed citizens of which Kenya has many, in addition to other economic reforms, writes Quartz Africa. 

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