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As the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) celebrates confirmation that a global textile manufacturing firm is set to begin operations in Kenya next year, the agencies should not lose sight of the reality that the country will not attain Vision 2030 by relying on foreign investors.
President Uhuru Kenyatta needs to appreciate, too, that whereas he might create 500,000 jobs in the growing of cotton, employment of 100,000 workers in the manufacturing of apparel could prove a mirage unless the State sets up of the requisite industries.
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