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Thika’s industrial dreams buried in concrete

By Njoki Chege | 13yrs ago

By Njoki Chege

Thika has served as Kenya’s industrial town,  for a long time, being home to several top-notch industries. It is a strategic town within Kiambu County that also serves as an agricultural hub and more recently, an education hub, with several institutions of higher learning pitching tent here.

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