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Kenya’s clout wanes as China and India fight for control of EAC trade

Long considered as East Africa’s manufacturing hub, Nairobi is now left tugging on the shorter end of the stick in the scramble for larger Sh41 trillion East African market.

Its earlier dominance in the region has been upended by more powerful forces. Unfortunately, the Government seems to run away from this reality.

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