Kenya looks to infrastructure for economic fix

Infrastructure projects focused on Kenya’s transportation and energy sectors are set to reinvigorate the economy, as the country emerges from an election year and the terrorist attack in Nairobi that killed scores of people earlier this year. CONTINUE READING

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