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The original report was published in The Times on Saturday, March 26, 2011
Telecoms & ICT | Africa | Kenya
Innovation sparks ICT growth
Pioneering ingenious mobile phone platforms, expanding internet access and plans to create East Africa’s new high-tech hub just outside Nairobi are making Kenya a nexus of ICT activity
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Kenya
Landmark constitution brings new opportunities
The nation is undergoing a massive shift as the new constitution makes the Government more locally responsive and gives more power back to the people
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Finance | Africa | Kenya
Dr James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Bank
Changing the world’s economy
Kenya’s Equity Bank is the nation’s award-winning financial institution that is removing barriers for the unbanked to access services through mobile technologies
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Kenya
Industrialising Kenya
In 2008, the new Ministry of Industrialisation set forth to lay the groundwork for a rising, industrialised middle-income nation
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Energy | Africa | Kenya
Full steam ahead for a new geothermal era in East Africa
To accelerate the development of the country’s vast geothermal potential to the full, the Government created the GDC, a one-stop shop for investors wanting to get involved at all levels
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Agriculture | Africa | Kenya
The agri-finance partner
The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) is a state-owned development finance institution targeting individuals and groups engaged in the agricultural value chain.
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Kenya
The Government’s reform efforts received international recognition and Kenya today enjoys peace and greater unity
Tap into the largest economy in East Africa
A stable democracy, ongoing political reform, a new constitution and a solid vision for the future are driving Kenya forward into a new and prosperous era
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Kenya
Creating a just, equitable and cohesive Kenyan society
Officially launched in June 2008, the three-pillared Vision 2030 aims to move Kenyan industrialisation forward and improve quality of life
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Telecoms & ICT | Africa | Kenya
Bob Collymore, CEO of Safaricom
Safaricom celebrates ten years at the top
The mobile phone company has made a name for itself with customer-driven product innovation
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Kenya
Half of KPC’s total storage capacity of around 612,000 cubic metres is centred in Mombasa
KPC, keeping up with petroleum demand
The Kenya Pipeline Company constantly grows and improves its transport and storage infrastructure to better serve the region’s growing needs for refined petroleum products
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Agriculture | Africa | Kenya
The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa
Small farmers band together once again for higher growth
Kenya’s cooperative movement, formerly a cornerstone of the agricultural sector, is regaining momentum. It is improving management and providing farmers with a better chance to compete globally
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Agriculture | Africa | Kenya
One-stop cotton shop
Cotton is one of the few cash crops that thrives well in the fragile arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya, comprising some 80 per cent of the total land. It is a major potential source of employment, income generation and food security.

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Upper Reach

LOCATION:
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania

AREA:
total: 580,367 sq km

AREA - comparative:
slightly more than twice the size of Nevada

CLIMATE:
varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior

POPULATION:
41,070,934 (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33

CAPITAL:
name: Nairobi

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 22%
industry: 16%
services: 62% (2010 est.)

AGRICULTURE - products:
tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs

INDUSTRIES:
small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism

EXPORTS:
$4.984 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
$4.502 billion (2009 est.)

EXPORTS - commodities:
tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement

EXPORTS - partners:
UK 11.4%, Netherlands 9.9%, Uganda 9.2%, Tanzania 8.9%, US 6%, Egypt 4.3% (2009)