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Spectacular collapse of Nakuru's once-budding top industries

An aeral view of Nakuru town. [File, Standard]

When white settlers began their operations in Kenya, they set up key establishments that played a pivotal role in transforming the economy.

Today, some of the companies, with their bases in Nakuru, are a pale shadow of themselves. They either have a skeleton staff or have shut down.

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