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Urban areas cannot run on outdated ideas

Urban areas are engines of economic growth and development all over the world. McKinsey Global Institute found that some 600 large urban areas in the world contribute up to 80 per cent of the GDP.

The study also found that Nairobi contributes 65 per cent of the country’s GDP.

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