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Kenya's steel sector secures promise of tougher anti-dumping laws

NAIROBI: The Government has expressed commitment to address challenges faced by local steel manufacturers to enable them reduce the cost of products.

Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed said efforts being made to reform the business environment would help steel manufacturers increase production. He said the country is keen to protect local manufacturers by sealing loopholes that lead to an annual Sh36 billion trade deficit through imported steel.

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