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Construction boom makes hardware shops most popular business in Kenya

The booming real estate sector in Kenya has made hardware shops the most popular businesses across the country.

The number of hardware shops is increasing every day, particularly in Nairobi suburbs, where building of houses seems to be the only meaningful business going on.

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