14.12.16 The East African
Fast food chains invade Kenya, unleashing obesity
Kenya is seeing unprecedented growth in the number of international fast food chains opening up outlets here. In the course of a few years, the local restaurant scene has radically changed as global fast food actors, confronted with the backlash from increasingly health-conscious populations in their saturated home markets, move to take advantage of opportunities offered by population growth and rising middle-class consumption in Africa and Asia.