1 SHARES Share TweetNAIROBI, July 16 (Xinhua) — Kenya is keen to partner with China to expand its industrial parks, a government official said on Tuesday. According to Mukhwana, the contribution of the manufacturing sector to the country’s economy declined to 7.6 percent in 2023 from 11 percent in 2011. Mukhwana said the current demand for space in existing industrial zones exceeds the country’s capability to establish more industrial parks, and Kenya is keen to learn key lessons from China’s success in developing industrial zones. The East African nation has identified industrial zones in each of the 47 counties that can utilize locally available raw materials for the production of finished goods. With China’s support, Kenya hopes to become Africa’s manufacturing hub, Mukhwana said.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2024 13:00 UTC