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Why Kenya's manufacturing future hubs on clean energy

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Having spent a few years steering HACO Industries through the shifting economic tides, I have come to realise that the future of Kenya's industry hinges on clean energy.

In a country that is generating over 90 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources-hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar- Kenya is sitting on the cusp of opportunity that its industry must begin to exploit quickly. And it's up to manufacturers like HACO to seize it.

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