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NAIROBI: There was recently an outcry over one public university’s requirement that all new students buy laptops from it. This was an example of a captive market.
There are other examples; the Government at one time required that seminars and workshops for its employees only be held in Government-owned facilities. This ensured they have a ready market. A slowdown in tourism, however, made this untenable.
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