Kenya Association of Manufacturers — trade body advocating for manufacturing sector growth and policy alignment, active in regional integration and domestic industrial issues.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 28 – Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Board Vice Chairperson Mary-Ann Musangi has called for greater involvement of Africa’s private sector in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), saying businesses must be at the centre of eff …
… He also appealed to the Kenya Association of Manufacturers and Producer Responsibility Organisations to help establish collection and buy-back centres across the county. …
… uppliers, tourism operators and other businesses would help position the region as more than a leisure destination, building a broader economic ecosystem capable of sustaining both business and leisure travel.Speaking during the third edition of Kenya Association of Manufacturers …
… He was speaking on Saturday during the third edition of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Coast Golf Tournament at Nyali Golf Club in Mombasa. …
… The head of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers says credit to the sector increased by 2.2 percent, with the risk-based pricing model helping spur borrowing and activity among manufacturers. …
… The case follows a complaint lodged by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), which lamented that despite the country having enough, tenderpreneurs are making a kill out of either buying Kenyan pishori at a throwaway price and blending it with imported rice for a rich arom …
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 12 — The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called for the manufacturing sector to be placed at the centre of Kenya’s proposed Vision 2060, saying industrialisation will be critical to creating jobs, increasing government revenue and driving long-ter …
… The review also included consultations with the affected manufacturers, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), partner state standards bureaus and the East African Community Quality Assurance and Testing Sub-committee. …
… The review also involved consultations with the affected manufacturers, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, standards bodies from affected East African Community partner states and the EAC Quality Assurance and Testing Sub-committee. …
Kenya Association of Manufacturers Board Vice Chairperson Mary-Ann Musangi called for greater private sector involvement in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area at the Unstoppable Africa 2026 forum in New York, arguing that businesses must be central to transforming the agreement into a functioning continental market and that Africa should shift focus from negotiating the framework to enabling African businesses to produce, invest, trade, and compete across borders.
Kenya Association of Manufacturers Board Vice Chairperson Mary-Ann Musangi called for greater private sector involvement in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area at the Unstoppable Africa 2026 forum in New York, arguing that businesses must be central to transforming the agreement into a functioning continental market and that Africa should shift focus from negotiating the framework to enabling African businesses to produce, invest, trade, and compete across borders.
Kisii Governor Simba Arati has been recognized for transforming the Nyambera dumpsite into Etaya Governors Park. Arati warned during World Cleanup Day 2026 celebrations that African cities struggle with waste management, citing recent deadly landfill collapses in Uganda and Guinea.
Manufacturing and business stakeholders have been urged to form partnerships to unlock the Coast Region's industrial potential and create demand for domestic air connectivity. Closer collaboration among manufacturers, investors, suppliers, and tourism operators could position the region as a manufacturing, trade and investment hub with multiplier effects across the local economy.
Divinah Ongaki won the Kenya Association of Manufacturers Coast Region tournament at Nyali Golf & Country Club with 43 stableford points and also made a hole-in-one on the final hole. The event attracted 210 players across multiple categories.
Industry stakeholders say closer collaboration among manufacturers, investors, and suppliers could help unlock the Coast region's industrial potential and boost domestic air travel demand, positioning Mombasa and the wider Coast as a manufacturing, trade and investment hub beyond tourism.
Private sector credit grew 10.2 percent, partly due to risk-based pricing, but small and medium enterprises say they have not seen meaningful improvement in credit access or affordability. The National Taxpayers Association notes that MSMEs remain Kenya's most credit-constrained segment despite banks doubling their collective MSME lending commitment to over Ksh.350 billion.
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has urged that manufacturing be placed at the centre of Kenya's proposed Vision 2060, with the private sector having a meaningful role in shaping the long-term development blueprint. KAM says industrialisation will be critical to job creation, government revenue and economic growth, and proposes raising manufacturing's contribution to GDP from about seven per cent to approximately 20 per cent, comparable to Singapore and Vietnam.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards has responded to Rwanda's temporary suspension of five Kenyan alcoholic beverages, stating the products have passed all required quality and safety tests and comply with Kenyan and East African standards.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards says five Kenyan alcoholic beverage brands—Kenya King Gin, Safari Gin, Avalon, Sweet Berry Potable Spirits, and Gilbey's Gin—temporarily suspended by Rwanda's Food and Drugs Authority on August 5 comply with Kenyan and East African standards, having undergone rigorous testing and conformity assessments.
Kenya's steel industry operates at 36 per cent of its installed production capacity of 4.2 million tonnes, with manufacturers citing high production costs, cheap imports, regulatory uncertainty and substandard products as major constraints. Kenya Association of Manufacturers CEO Tobias Alando called for sector reforms at the East African Steel Summit, noting that in 2025 Kenya imported about 1.66 million tonnes of iron and steel products while exporting approximately 197,000 tonnes.
Thirteen Italian agritech and food processing companies are in Kenya to explore partnerships aimed at modernising the agri-food value chain and cutting post-harvest losses. Between 30 and 50 per cent of agricultural produce in Africa is lost during post-harvest handling, storage, processing and packaging, according to the Italian Trade Agency.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.
East African Community Affairs Principal Secretary Caroline Karugu has urged the National Assembly to amend national tax laws to align with community frameworks, warning that provisions in the proposed Finance Bill, 2026 risk breaching regional treaties and triggering trade retaliation. The core issue is how goods moving within the EAC bloc are classified for tax purposes—Kenya's current law labels EAC goods as imports subject to higher excise duties, contradicting the EAC Customs Management Act, which classifies inter-state movement as a transfer.
Former Kenya Association of Manufacturers CEO Phyllis Wakiaga warns aspiring entrepreneurs to approach business with realism, assessing scalability and sustainability. While Kenya's manufacturing sector has diversified and adopted more technology, gaps remain in infrastructure costs, energy access, and support for local industries.
Jubilee Party leaders, including Deputy Party Leader Fred Matiang'i, have criticized the Kenya Kwanza government's handling of a two-day fuel strike, accusing President William Ruto's administration of poor leadership and saying the country is on a dangerous path. Matiang'i contrasted his record of engaging stakeholders with the current government's approach, and called on Kenya Kwanza to stop using former president Kenyatta as an explanation for the country's problems.
A nationwide public transport shutdown triggered by soaring fuel prices continued into a second day, forcing thousands of commuters to walk long distances across Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Mombasa after matatu operators kept vehicles off the roads. Talks between the government and public service vehicle operators ended without agreement despite the Energy Cabinet Secretary suggesting progress had been made.
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has warned that surging fuel prices and an ongoing matatu strike are disrupting supply chains and raising production costs, threatening industrial productivity and economic stability. Fuel prices reached record highs of Sh214.25 for super petrol, Sh242.92 for diesel, and Sh152.78 for kerosene following an EPRA adjustment on May 14.
Private sector leaders from Kenya and Tanzania have jointly called on both governments to accelerate regional economic integration and remove trade barriers, emphasizing the need for a seamless East African market with harmonized regulations and improved cross-border efficiency.
Kenyan manufacturers warn that logistics inefficiencies and global trade disruptions are undermining the country's competitiveness as it seeks to expand exports and industrial production, with Kenya targeting manufacturing's contribution to GDP to rise from 7.3 per cent in 2025 to 20 per cent by 2030.