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Proposed leather park limps even as investment options beckon

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Kenya produces only one in eight leather products consumed domestically, illustrating the market potential the local leather sector has.

The majority of leather products Kenyans buy, including shoes, wallets and sofa sets, are imported either new — largely from China — or second-hand shipped in from across the world.

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