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As Uhuru Kenyatta begins another five year term, we consider his economic challenges. Vimal Shah is chairman of Bidco, a multinational company based in Nairobi, and offers us his thoughts. Also in the programme, Italy is introducing a new tax on online sales aimed at recovering more revenue from tech giants like Facebook and Google. We find out more from Paolo Cellini, a digital economist at Luiss University in Rome, and Dario Stevanato, professor of taxation at Trieste University. We get an update on the confirmation hearing for Jerome Powell, who is expected to become the next chair of the US Federal Reserve. We hear from Georgia about China's ambitions to build a major trade route through the country, as part of its One Belt, One Road initiative. Plus we talk to round-the-world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur about her efforts to hold the clothing industry accountable for the impact of discarded clothes on the environment.

(Picture: Uhuru Kenyatta is sworn in. Picture credit: AFP.)