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Kenyan government has high hopes for leather industry

09/04/2018

The Kenyan government is backing the country’s leather industry to create up to 70,000 new jobs by 2022, according to a leading official. Betty Maina, principal secretary for industrialisation, said the government considers the leather sector to be “a critical component” for the economy. As well as creating 70,000 jobs, she said the government...

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