Topic: EPZ
Kenya picks German company to replace De La Rue in printing new banknotes
Aug 08, 2024 at 06:37 PM
Kenya government has opted for a German company to print its new banknotes, just months after the previous currency printer, De La Rue Kenya EPZ Limited, shut down its local operat...
Anne Waiguru’s free uniform initiative boosts ECDE enrollment and morale
Aug 01, 2024 at 06:59 PM
A groundbreaking initiative to provide free school uniforms to Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) learners has been met with widespread acclaim in Kirinyaga County....
Green Milestone: Kenya pioneers world's first sustainable garment factory
May 20, 2024 at 01:01 PM
Kenya marks a significant stride towards sustainable industrialization as the world's inaugural green industrial garment factory takes shape in Athi River EPZ....
Govt takes bold step to spur industrial growth with night-time power incentives
Apr 24, 2024 at 03:20 PM
The industrial sector in Kenya has received a significant boost as President William Ruto unveiled a pioneering initiative aimed at enhancing the country's manufacturing capabiliti...
Kenya's textile industry leaps forward with Nexgen Packaging EPZ launch
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM
In a momentous event on Tuesday, President William Ruto and US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman inaugurated Nexgen Packaging Kenya EPZ Limited, marking a significant milestone in Ke...
Norfund pens Sh1.8 billion deal with Hela Apparel to grow its Kenya manufacturing
Feb 27, 2023 at 06:41 PM
Established in 2016, Hela Kenya is based at the Export Processing Zone (EPZ), Athi River complex, and is the largest manufacturing facility in the Hela Group with more than 4,000 e...
Mithika Linturi says Govt stepping up measures to boost tea farmers' earnings
Feb 27, 2023 at 05:54 PM
Tea is Kenya's leading export and earned her Sh152.4 billion in 2022 with tea exports led by Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) contributed about 33 per cent ($34.98 billion) to K...
Moses Kuria gazettes 3 pieces of land in Machakos, Mombasa, Kwale for new EPZs
Feb 20, 2023 at 05:29 PM
Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has gazetted three new Export Processing Zones (EPZ) in Bonje Area, Kwale, Bombolulu Area, Mombasa Count and Mavoko, M...
Scores feared dead after three-storey building collapses in Kitengela
Jun 25, 2022 at 08:13 AM
Five people are feared dead after a three-storey building that was under construction that they were working on collapsed on Friday morning....
15 key things you probably did not know about Kenya’s EPZ manufacturing sector
Sep 16, 2021 at 12:10 PM
EPZs currently employ between 60,000-80,000 people across the country, which represents 12 times the number of people Kenya’s largest company Safaricom employs....
Sections of Nairobi CBD, some estates to go without water
Jun 16, 2021 at 09:13 AM
Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has issued a notice to residents of some parts of Nairobi on interruption of water supply....