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Tokyo puts pressure on Kenyatta over Mombasa port management

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President Uhuru Kenyatta at the port of Mombasa, 20 September 2019.
President Uhuru Kenyatta at the port of Mombasa, 20 September 2019. © @StateHouseKenya/Twitter

Japan would like a private operator, preferably Japanese, to take over the concession of terminal 2 of the port of Mombasa. This puts President Uhuru Kenyatta in an uncomfortable position with regard to the dockers' unions, in the run-up to the general elections scheduled for August.

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