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Oil and mining firms do their networking

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Since recent finds have put Kenya on the list of countries that could develop an oil industry in the next few years, the foreign companies interested are looking out for local people with good connections in the country’s power circles.

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Spotlight | Kenya Oil and mining firms do their networking

Since recent finds have put Kenya on the list of countries that could develop an oil industry in the next few years, the foreign companies interested are looking out for local people with good connections in the country’s power circles.

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