Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway creates job opportunities for locals

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Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway creates job opportunities for locals

STORY: Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway creates job opportunities for locals DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nairobi Expressway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANIEL MUEMA, Mlolongo station monitor of Nairobi Expressway 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZACHARIA MULWA, Road administrator of Nairobi Expressway 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BRIAN WENANI, Ticket personnel of Nairobi Expressway STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway has created employment opportunities for Kenyans after it was officially launched months ago. The toll road links Kenya's main airport, the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, on the eastern side of the capital to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in the west. It currently employs about hundreds of locals. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANIEL MUEMA, Mlolongo station monitor of Nairobi Expressway "I'm a chief at Mlolongo station, team 4. Basically, my work is managing the attendance. I have a team of six members. I was given a ve

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