A nation struggling to carry its own weight: The obesity crisis

Fat woman [Courtesy]

The few older Kenyans who rarely saw a car while growing up in the countryside must be amused at how for some townspeople walking a few kilometres is flaunted as an extraordinary achievement. 

For an increasing number of young people with smartphones that have a special feature of tracking the steps they take, covering more than 10 kilometres in a day is a feat worth hanging on their social media pages like a trophy. 

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