The manufacturing sector in Kenya is the largest revenue contributor to the country and the largest provider of productive jobs directly and indirectly through its impact to other sectors. Funding is a key aspect in enabling small businesses and is even more effective when coupled with a nurturing regulatory and policy framework to give them the space to do business. This is especially critical at a time when the manufacturing sector has identified significant potential in the health, packaging and agro-processing value and supply chains. Kenyan manufacturers quickly responded to the pandemic by re-purposing their operations and making PPEs. The writer is the CEO of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers and the UN Global Compact Network Representative for Kenya.

Source: The Star September 19, 2020 09:33 UTC