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A majority of Kenyan SME business ideas were not original. [iStockphoto]

Copy and pasting of business ideas or products has been cited as one of the factors weakening Kenya's start-up eco-system.

The study has also found that there is plenty of duplication of programmes in the start-up space causing funds to be thinly spread.

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