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Recently appointed Ireland Ambassador to Kenya, Dr Vincent O'Neill has praised the growth of trade between Kenya and Ireland between 2005 and 2014. The trade grew by 11% in 2005, from € 22 million to € 47 million in 2014.
Ireland reopened its embassy in Kenya in October 2014, for the first time in 26 years. The embassy was closed in 1988, due to an economic recession in Ireland. Now with the recent economic growth in Ireland, at 5%, they seek to reopen some of its embassies in sub-Saharan Africa, and Nairobi has been given the highest priority.
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