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Unmet pledges cost Kenya jobs and cash

Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed. [File, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s dream of creating 11 million jobs through industrialisation is yet to be achieved three years after he made the promise.

Among other things, the country is yet to market its premium crops tea and coffee as “Kenyan”, a move that was expected to double the value of exports.

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