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High production costs threaten Kenya's manufacturing competitiveness

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The cost of manufacturing in Kenya is threatening to undermine efforts to grow exports and create jobs. From expensive electricity and mounting levies to bureaucratic delays and congestion at the Port of Mombasa, local industries are battling obstacles that make their products less competitive in international markets. And with manufacturing contributing just 7.1 percent to the economy, questions are mounting over what it will take to unlock the sector's potential. Jasmine Wambui reports.

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