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Why Kenya has been Japan's darling in Africa for decades

Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Kenya Ambassador Ryoichi Horie when he presented his credentials to President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Courtesy]

It was in July 2019 when I arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the company of my wife. This was about 40 years since my first visit to the country as our honeymoon destination. Then I was a young diplomat and had just started to explore my career passion.

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