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The good, the bad and the ugly of draft local content law

By The Standard December 02, 2025

Source: The Standard

The good, the bad and the ugly of draft local content law

Employees overseeing the canning of tomato paste inside Njoro Canners factory on August 30, 2019. The company engages farmers on contract.[File,Standard]

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