By JAMES KARIUKIMore by this AuthorThe government has identified Voi as the next location for a publicly owned export processing zone (EPZ). Export Processing Zone Authority has issued a public notice seeking a parcel of land for EPZ enterprises keen on establishing bases closer to the Mombasa port. The new offer follows numerous complaints by some EPZ enterprises that getting land for expansion is nearly impossible due to cost. The enterprises, mostly operating in the apparels and clothes sector, blamed low production on the high cost of facility establishment and called on the government to intervene. The law has been amended to allow private entities to establish EPZs, prompting several multinationals to move into Tatu City and Tilisi Light Industries, both in Kiambu County.

Source: Daily Nation June 25, 2017 18:56 UTC