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China's dramatic success in lifting an estimated 800 million people out of extreme poverty in just four decades was driven by a meticulously targeted strategy, a leading Chinese scholar says.

Microfinance lending is often lauded as a key tool in reducing poverty at the bottom of the income pyramid. But in Kenya, critics say it has played a part in stoking violent anti-government unrest.

President Ruto pledges to lift 10 million Kenyans out of poverty in 2026. Plans include halving youth unemployment and boosting investment through BETA, NIF, and Sovereign Wealth Fund initiatives.