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Kenyan billionaire with close ties to Indian PM Narendra Modi

Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed with Devki Steel Chairman Narendra Raval during a familiarisation tour of the company in Ruiru yesterday. [PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE/STANDARD]

In 1978, a teenager set out on a journey of faith from Gujarat to Kenya. He had been seconded to Kenya as a child priest.

Thirty-eight years later, Narendra Raval is not only a priest but also arguably the richest Kenyan who is often on the phone with Indian Prime Minister and namesake Narendra Modi.

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