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A cross-section of imported furniture on display at the Nakumatt supermarket Nairobi, capital of Kenya, April 12, 2012. Local furniture manufactures are slowly being edged out of the market as cheap furniture imports from China, Malaysia and the US continue to flood the market. Photo/FILE

A cross-section of imported furniture on display at the Nakumatt supermarket Nairobi, capital of Kenya, April 12, 2012. Local furniture manufactures are slowly being edged out of the market as cheap furniture imports from China, Malaysia and the US continue to flood the market. Photo/FILE 


Posted  Tuesday, April 17  2012 at  00:00
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“Retail chain stores are competing to open branches in each estate in Nairobi. This is killing us because they are taking the furniture closer to people,” he said. (Xinhua)

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