Maua — A sweet scent fills the air as workers in white gumboots, aprons and hats mix ingredients and roll out dough at a modern factory in central Kenya, the only one of its type in Meru county.

The dozen products made there, including bread, cakes, doughnuts and crisps, all share the same main ingredient: sweet potato...

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