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President William Ruto said the country's conducive investment climate and tech savvy youth had made this possible."Kenya has emerged as one of the most exciting frontiers of global tech competitiveness, with a high revolutionary potential across all sectors," he said.The centre is Amazon's second in Africa and will provide young people with cloud computing skills and serve as a base for Amazon to extend its African footprint.
President Ruto said efforts to strengthen education in the country are meant to enhance Kenya's human capital. US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman pointed out that the launch of the centre is an endorsement of Kenya's business environment. AWS regional lead, public sector sub-Sahara, Robin Njiru lauded the government's efforts to build a conducive environmental for foreign owned firms.
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