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This is what it will take for Kenya to gain first-world status by 2055

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President William Ruto inspects the Mariakani 400/220kV substation earlier this year. The high cost of electricity is a major hurdle in Kenya's industrialisation bid. [PCS]

It is the new rallying call from the State House to the streets: Kenya will be a developed country by 2055, 30 years from now.

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