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Why Kenyan manufacturers cannot compete with Chinese imports just yet

China Square Mall, Nairobi. Trade CS Moses Kuria ordered it closed at the weekend. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

In Kiambu town, a few kilometres outside Nairobi's Central Business District, John Njoroge hawks Chinese-made jeans jackets for Sh1,000 and tank tops for Sh300.

Njoroge, a 37-year-old graduate of Mechanical Engineering, says he started the business after failing to find a job after completing college.

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