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Protect local innovations from the giant global tech companies flocking to Kenya

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It can no longer be plausible to say that Africa's tech landscape resembles "magnificent stadiums with no players", as one commentator once sarcastically described futuristic technological 'smart cities' such as Konza in Kenya, Wakanda in Ethiopia and others, that were envisioned for Africa by the McKinsey Global Institute.

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