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Watch a modern textile mill in Nairobi, Kenya, weave fabrics featuring intricate East African designs

Watch a modern textile mill in Nairobi, Kenya, weave fabrics featuring intricate East African designs

Textile production in Kenya
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Transcript

NARRATOR: This modern textile mill near Nairobi, in Kenya, spins local cotton and produces colorful, imaginative printed fabrics with distinctive East African designs. The fabrics are sold throughout central and eastern Africa.