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Ruto seals China deals, eyes 25,000 jobs for Kenyans

President William Ruto and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the high-level meeting on the Belt and Road Initiative that he co-chaired at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing Presidetnt Ruto commended China for its determination to strengthen cooperation with Africa. [PCS]

President William Ruto on Wednesday secured a range of manufacturing agreements on the second day of his five-day visit to China, aimed at revitalising Kenya's struggling economy and creating much-needed jobs.

The agreements were announced at a Kenya-China Investor Roundtable in Beijing, where President Ruto expressed his intent to lean on China's expertise in artificial intelligence amid rising global trade uncertainties.

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