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31 Kenyans to be rendered jobless as OLX closes shop

The firm is yet to give specific dates for the shutdown [Courtesy]

Thirty-one Kenyans will soon be out of work after online classifieds firm OLX announced the closure of its Kenyan office.

The South African e-commerce company said yesterday it would also close its Nigerian office. This is a major blow to the growth of e-commerce besides adding to the unemployment problem in the country and the continent.

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