What can be done to improve regional integration in the East African Community (EAC)?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Manu Chandaria, Chairman, Comcraft Group from The Report: Kenya 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Betty Maina, CEO, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) from The Report: Kenya 2014
How can the “Buy Kenya, Build Kenya” campaign to promote local manufacturing be improved?
Articles & Analysis | A shot in the arm for the sector as national development policies kick in from The Report: Kenya 2014
While Kenya has been newly classified as a middleincome country with the rebasing of its GDP, sustaining growth over the medium- and long-term will require broad-based re-engineering of the industrial sector and its ancillary infrastructure. Previous efforts have pursued industrial ambitions largely in isolation, but with the country’s development plans, including Vision...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Industrialisation and Enterprise Development from The Report: Kenya 2014
How much does manufacturing contribute to the economy, and what factors have caused the sector to lag behind in terms of growth?
Articles & Analysis | Automotive assembly lines stand ready for a rise in local production from The Report: Kenya 2014
Passenger vehicle density in Kenya is limited, with just 14 vehicles per 1000 people, according to the World Bank. This compares with 54 in China and 112 in South Africa. Yet the automotive market is anticipating strong future demand based on high urbanisation rates and a rise in purchasing power, and has attracted substantial investment in recent years. Identified as...