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Why education reforms must begin, end with talent creation

As the race for talent hots up, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are lagging behind and Kenya is not an exception, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2017.

In a ranking order spearheaded by Switzerland, Singapore, Britain, the US and Sweden, Kenya is on position 97 out of 118 countries. It lags behind Mauritius (46), the best ranked country in Africa, Botswana (63), South Africa (67), Namibia (76), Zambia (89) and Rwanda (91). It is ahead of Senegal (100), Ghana (102), Uganda (106), Ethiopia (110) Tanzania (114) and Madagascar (118).

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