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Motorbike taxi drivers aim to be Kenya's next entrepreneurs

When US President Barack Obama comes to Nairobi this weekend to open an international business conference, motorbike taxi driver Evans Makori will watch him drive by, hoping his dreams come true.

The 35-year-old father of two school-age boys is a fan of new motorbike venture Kibo, which aims to build bikes fit for Kenya's roads and turn their drivers into small business owners.

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