Chinese entrepreneur helps Kenyans get access to safe drinking water

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Chinese entrepreneur helps Kenyans get access to safe drinking water

STORY: Chinese entrepreneur helps Kenyans get access to safe drinking water DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:57 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of introducing and promoting water purifiers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHONG YANXIONG, Co-founder and CEO, iClear Wellife Service Limited 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WALTER WAMAE, Customer in Nairobi 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FLOSSY CHERUIYOT, HR and administration manager, iClear Wellife Service Limited 7. various of customers using water purifiers STORYLINE: Having lived in Africa for six years, Chinese entrepreneur Zhong Yanxiong is now on a mission to revolutionize water treatment by leveraging Reverse Osmosis (RO) for households and offices. The 34-year-old man is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of iClear Wellife Service Limited, a start-up company based in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. In many areas in Kenya, a high density of minerals in water makes it salty and hard to taste. RO can remove 90 percent of the min

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