Car assembly drives growthMechanics at the ISUZU East Africa, General Motors (GM) assemble a ISUZU truck. The value of this output jumped 6.6 per cent from Sh2.4 trillion recorded in 2018 to Sh2.6 trillion last year. This was attributed to increased production of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, animal and vegetable fats, and oils and pharmaceuticals. Formal employment in the manufacturing sector rose by 1.6 per cent, from 347,900 jobs in 2018 to 353,300 in 2019. Constrained supply of raw materials from agricultural activities has also been blamed for the slow growth of the manufacturing sector.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2020 22:30 UTC