To support local production, President William Ruto has pledged to ban the importation of the products. This translates to: In the next two years, I will ban the importation of leather products. We will start producing our own leather products. The President explained that Kenayns choose to feed leather from livestock to dogs instead of manufacturing products. The Head of State noted that by having local manufacturing of leather products, jobs will be created.

Source: The Star June 25, 2023 15:44 UTC