(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s manufacturing sector remains stuck at about 8% of gross domestic product, well short of the government’s target of 15% by 2027 and 20% by 2030, as infrastructure gaps, low technology adoption and weak links between industry and research hold back growth. The government is now seekingContinue Reading
(MAKUENI, KENYA) – Makueni County plans to hand over its KES 1 billion ($7.7 million) fruit processing factory to a private investor under a concession deal aimed at maximising output. The Public Private Partnership (PPP) unit of the National Treasury approved the concept note for the concession in September 2026,Continue Reading
(AWASI, KENYA) – Kisumu County is set to gain a second cement factory in the Awasi area, strengthening its position as an emerging hub for cement manufacturing in western Kenya. Regulatory filings show that Mamba Cement Limited plans to build a small cement grinding and blending plant with capacity toContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Human and animal feed processor Unga Group says it will reinvest its earnings into the business, reversing its earlier statements that it will resume dividend payments after returning to profitability. The company last paid a dividend of KES 0.5 per share, or a total of KES 37.8Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A Kenyan gas cylinder manufacturer has relocated to a larger factory and restructured its board and shareholding, one year after the death of its founder Raila Odinga, as the family owned business group adjusts to new leadership. East African Spectre, the 50 year old gas cylinder manufacturer,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The parent firm of Kenya’s Toyota dealer has joined a consortium investing KES 2 billion ($15.5 million) in a sanitary pad factory in Nairobi, marking the latest expansion by Japanese multinational Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The operation will be run by Unicharm Corporation, which owns the global feminineContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya will increase its stake in the proposed KES 2 trillion ($15.4 billion / GBP 11.9 billion) Dangote refinery in Lamu beyond the 10% it has been allocated if other East African countries decline to take up their share, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has said.Continue Reading
(LAMU, KENYA) – Engineering and technology contracts worth more than $100 million (£78 million) have been awarded for Kenya’s $16 billion (£12 billion) oil refinery project in Lamu, as construction began on what will be East Africa’s largest industrial facility. India’s state-owned Engineers India Limited secured a contract exceeding $450Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya risks missing a major opportunity in electric mobility unless demand for electric vehicles is tied to local assembly, component manufacturing and investment, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has said. According to KAM, the country is at a critical stage in building an electric mobility industry,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A dispute between former shareholders and business partners of Savannah Cement over a contested KES 4.5 billion ($34.8 million / GBP 25.7 million) bank loan has moved to Kenya’s Court of Appeal. Savannah Heights Limited and businessman John Gachanga Kaiganaine have challenged a High Court decision thatContinue Reading
