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July 05, 2008 19:07 Beijing Time
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    NAIROBI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government has stepped up campaigns to woo Chinese investors so as to benefit from the one billion U.S. dollar China-Africa Development Fund.

    A local daily, Saturday Nation, reported that the business scope of the fund mainly includes equity and quasi-equity investment, fund investments, fund management, investment management and consulting services.

    "They have declared interest in agriculture, manufacturing, energy, transport, telecommunications as well as oil and gas," Trade minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, told reporters in Nairobi.

    "They are also keen on the establishment of an industrial park and free port in Mombasa," he added. Kenyatta said as a technical team from China, whose mission was to establish areas Chinese companies could invest in, concluded a week-long tour in the country on Friday.

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