FedEx and KAM Will Drive Kenya's Trade and Manufacturing Plans

Posted on :Friday , 1st May 2026

The engagement occurs at a crucial moment for Kenya's industrial sector, as the nation aims to raise manufacturing's share of GDP from 7.3% (KNBS, 2025) to 20% by 2030. Industry executives emphasized the significance of improving the speed, dependability, and integration of transport solutions as global supply chains continue to change in tandem with changing logistics cost dynamics.

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CS Promotes Local Industry and Job Creation and Signs Performance Contracts with MITI SAGAs

Posted on :Wednesday , 1st April 2026

A renewed push for national economic delivery was initiated when Lee Kinyanjui, the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry, signed Performance Contracts with the CEOs and chairs of State Agencies (SAGAs) within the ministry.

The CS positioned MITI as essential to nation-building by emphasizing that ministry success was a result of teamwork. "We bear a huge res. . .

Kenya announces its industrial development policy agenda

Posted on :Monday , 2nd March 2026

The 2026 Manufacturing Priority Agenda (MPA) was introduced by Kenyan businessmen in an effort to strengthen the nation's manufacturing industry.

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers' CEO, Tobias Alando, told reporters in Nairobi, the country's capital, that the policy paper is a workable and urgent road map for realizing the manufacturing sector's full potential.

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Ruto Supports AfCFTA as Kenya Eyes Green Industrialisation Role

Posted on :Monday , 2nd February 2026

Kenya's commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been reiterated by President William Ruto, who has described the framework as essential to increasing intra-African trade and opening up economic opportunities throughout the continent.

The President stated that greater trade integration was essential to Africa's economic transformation and the expansi. . .

Kenya’s Q3 2025 Imports Driven by Machinery and Steel.

Posted on :Tuesday , 13th January 2026

Kenya’s import bill climbed sharply in the third quarter of 2025, driven largely by surging demand for industrial machinery, iron, and steel—an indicator of renewed momentum in infrastructure development and capital investment.

According to the latest Q3 2025 Balance of Payments Statistical Release by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), total imports rose to Sh725. . .