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Jobs on horizon as shipping line make comeback

President Uhuru witnesses deal signing between Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and the Mediterranean Shipping Company

NAIROBI, KENYA: A deal for the revival of Kenya National Shipping Line (KNSL), which is expected to create thousands of jobs at the Coast has been signed.

The company's revival is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the region and save the country Sh300 billion annually, money normally lost when using other shipping lines. The firm will have the sole mandate to handle cargo.

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