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East Africa’s new rich are now putting all manner of beautiful things on their walls

By buying local art, wealthy East Africans are keeping their own history at home, building private archives and supporting institutions like the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute (NCAI).

Photo credit: John Nyaga | Nation Media Group

By  Charles Onyango-Obbo

Columnist

If you are a struggling East African writer, there’s no reason a report by real estate agency Knight Frank Kenya should interest you.

You have no upscale property for them to manage, and no ambitious smart neighbourhood project for them to consult on.

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