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KENYA-MACHAKOS-CHINESE ROOFING COMPANY-NEW FACTORY

(240618) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Shuang (1st L, Front), general manager of SINOMA Roofing Company, and Zhang Sicai (1st R, Front), general manager of CBMI Construction Co., Ltd., show a product to Wavinya Ndeti (2nd L, Front), Machakos County governor, in Machakos County, Kenya, on June 18, 2024. A Chinese roofing company opened a new factory in Kenya on Tuesday to provide the market with affordable, eco-friendly and durable roofing materials. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-CHINESE ROOFING COMPANY-NEW FACTORY

(240618) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members work at the newly-opened factory of SINOMA Roofing Company in Machakos County, Kenya, on June 18, 2024. A Chinese roofing company opened a new factory in Kenya on Tuesday to provide the market with affordable, eco-friendly and durable roofing materials. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-CHINESE ROOFING COMPANY-NEW FACTORY

(240618) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the newly-opened factory of SINOMA Roofing Company in Machakos County, Kenya, on June 18, 2024. A Chinese roofing company opened a new factory in Kenya on Tuesday to provide the market with affordable, eco-friendly and durable roofing materials. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-CHINESE ROOFING COMPANY-NEW FACTORY

(240618) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Shuang (1st L, Front), general manager of SINOMA Roofing Company, and Zhang Sicai (1st R, Front), general manager of CBMI Construction Co., Ltd., show a product to Wavinya Ndeti (2nd L, Front), Machakos County governor, in Machakos County, Kenya, on June 18, 2024. A Chinese roofing company opened a new factory in Kenya on Tuesday to provide the market with affordable, eco-friendly and durable roofing materials. (Photo by Charles Onyango/Xinhua)

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Kenya launches Open University to deepen access to higher education

STORY: Kenya launches Open University to deepen access to higher education DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exteriors of the open university 2. various of the awarding of charters 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President 5. various of university staff and guests 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenya's President 7. various of university staff and guests STORYLINE: Kenya on Thursday launched its first Open University in a bid to make higher education affordable and accessible to most citizens. President William Ruto, who inaugurated and awarded a charter to the Open University in Machakos County, some 70 km southeast of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said the university opens a new chapter in the country's education sector, noting that for decades, the East African nation's higher education sector had failed to give citizens a chance to access learning opportunities due to limited availability of space in tra

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (R) communicates with his colleagues at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 5, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks the operating status of devices at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks device installation at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast o

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore walks at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (L) communicates with a worker at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southea

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore checks the operating status of devices at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 5, 2023 shows a view of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore reviews blueprints at the camp of the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, June 12, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km south

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore is pictured at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan ca

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in 2014 shows David Maina Kamore upon his graduation at Chang'an University in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km sout

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore (L) discusses with his colleagues on the transformer installation at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The subs

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-KONZA SUBSTATION-CHINESE-EDUCATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

(230728) -- MACHAKOS, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- David Maina Kamore patrols at the construction site of Konza transformer substation in Machakos County, Kenya, May 5, 2023. David Maina Kamore, 32, is an electrical engineer, a profession he had been dreamed of since his childhood, at the Konza transformer substation. He went to China in 2009 and studied Chinese for a year at Huazhong University of Science and Technology before majoring in electrical engineering and automation at Chang'an University. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering in 2014, David put what he learned to practice at his hometown, and gained much experience since then. In 2022, at the crucial stage of the construction of the Konza transformer substation, David applied to China Aerospace Construction Group Company (CACGC), contractor of the 400kV substation, for a post there. It was also the first time for him to actually work with high voltage electricity. The substation, located about 70 km southeast of the Kenyan capita

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Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

STORY: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: Culture SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the weaving group 2. Various of village Katangi 3. Various of weaving women 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kiswahili): PENINAH MUENI MAKENZI, Chairlady of 'Love your friend' group 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Kiswahili): PENINAH MUENI MAKENZI, Chairlady of 'Love your friend' group 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Kiswahili): PENINAH MUENI MAKENZI, Chairlady of 'Love your friend' group 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Kiswahili): JECINTA KIMEU, Member STORYLINE: A group of women deftly weave sisal baskets under the cover of a tree in a sleepy Katangi village in Machakos County, east of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. For these women, weaving has become a crucial source of economic empowerment and a significant part of their cultural heritage. Peninah Mueni's association of weavers which was founded in 2015, hails from the Kamba tribe, a Bantu-speaking community that resides in the vast southeastern K

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman works on a basket at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women walk at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women weave baskets at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women sort out sisal fibers for weaving at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women weave baskets at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women tend goats at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women weave baskets at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Women weave baskets at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman works on a basket at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving

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KENYA-MACHAKOS-WOMEN-BASKET-WEAVING

(220506) -- MACHAKOS (KENYA), May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman weaves a basket at Katangi village in Machakos County, Kenya, on May 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) TO GO WITH Feature: Kenyan rural women broaden revenue streams through basket weaving