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IBM opens its first Africa research lab in Nairobi on Friday

Sh170 million is the amount of money Kenyan government will invest in the research centre. Photo/FILE

US tech giant IBM will on Friday open its first research laboratory in Africa in Nairobi, highlighting Kenya’s growing status as the continent’s tech hub.

The facility will be tasked with developing and deploying innovative IT applications to tackle challenges such as inefficiencies in public procurement, water and sanitation, energy management, financial inclusion, traffic congestion and food insecurity which have hampered economic growth in Africa.

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