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US envoy: How Kenya can be the Singapore of Africa via industries

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US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman has fronted manufacturing as one of the sectors that will position Kenya as Africa's economic powerhouse.

The manufacturing sector, which contributes just 7.2 per cent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), has the potential to expand the economy and provide millions of jobs to Kenyans, according to Ms Whitman.

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