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What direct flights to New York City mean for Kenya's growth

From a nondescript railway depot for the Kenya-Uganda Railway in 1899 that grew to become East Africa’s biggest metropolis, the story of Nairobi has been that of incredible promise, dogged determination and entrepreneurship. It still is.

Yesterday, Kenya Airways’ Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on the epic flight to New York City, arguably the world’s capital city. It is easy to lose the big picture given the razzmatazz that has preceded its launch presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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