Browsing: Manufacturing in Kenya

• German-based manufacturing company Stihl Group has announced plans to open a new subsidiary dubbed Stihl East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, by the end of August 2022
• This will make Kenya the first East African hub for the manufacturing company and the second African country after South Africa, where the company established a subsidiary in 1996
• Stihl said it intends to distribute its agricultural and construction equipment to the East African countries, which include Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia, through Kenya

Stihl Group, a German-based manufacturing company, has announced plans to open a new subsidiary dubbed Stihl East Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, by the end of August 2022.

This will make Kenya the first East African hub for the manufacturing company and the second African country after South Africa, where the company established a subsidiary in 1996.

Stihl said it intends to distribute its agricultural and construction …

• East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has announced plans to construct a microbrewery in Nairobi
• The microbrewery will serve as an innovation centre for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
• EABL Managing Director Jane Karuku commissioned the construction and said the microbrewery would be completed and opened to the public by December 2022

East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has commissioned the construction of a microbrewery at Ruaraka, Nairobi, that will serve as an innovation centre for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

The regional brewer said that the facility would cost KSh 1 billion ($8.5 million) and comprise a microbrewery, taste room, taproom, and a flagship store.

Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Jane Karuku commissioned the construction and said the microbrewery would be completed and opened to the public by December 2022.

According to EABL, the microbrewery will serve as a brand home for the company’s flagship beer, Tusker.

In addition, it will …

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released the Economic Survey 2021, indicating that the economy contracted by 0.3% in 2020, from the restated 5.0% growth recorded in 2019.

The contraction is mainly attributable to the slowdown in economic activities due to emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in sharp declines in demand and supply of goods and services.

The contraction was spread across all sectors of the economy but the sectors that were hard hit included the accommodation and food serving activities, education, and professional and administrative services.

Kenya’s unemployment rate doubles -KNBS

Here are some of the report’s observations:

The agriculture, forestry and fishing activities grew at a faster rate of 4.6% compared to the 2.3% growth recorded in 2019. This was despite a contraction in global demand in 2020 due to the prevailing economic situation brought about by the pandemic.

Growth in the manufacturing sector was …

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers urged the government of Kenya to urgently address the way to economic recovery following the immense effects of the pandemic.

This was said during the launch of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) 2021 Manufacturing Priority Agenda (MPA), themed “From surviving COVID-19 to thriving: Manufacturing sector rebound for the sustained job and investment growth”.

Speaking during the Agenda launch, Mr Mucai Kunyiha, the KAM chair said that the economic recovery highly depends on the goodwill and full commitment from the government.

He explained that “Efforts to enhance our productivity are hampered by the increasing cost of doing business and low competitiveness. Some of the issues that contribute to this are regulatory overreach high cost of energy, transport, and logistics costs. To resolve these headwinds, it is paramount that the government and its agencies strongly commit and demonstrate goodwill to securing the future of our country’s …

Kenya’s Strathmore University, in collaboration with SYSPRO, a global provider of industry-built Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for manufacturers and distributors have released research findings of a production and manufacturing industry in Kenya .

The study explored productivity and competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in Kenya, from close to 100 companies drawn from 12 sectors on the role of new technologies in improving the sector and the state of adoption and use of these new technologies.

The study, titled “An Investigation into the Implementation of Technological Aids and ERP Solutions in the Manufacturing Industry in Kenya”, had Prof. Ismail Ateya, Dean of Research and Innovation, as the principal investigator and Prof. Reuben Marwanga as the co-investigator.

The findings were presented at a launch event attended by Betty Maina, the Principal Secretary, State Department of Investment and Industry in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, and Dr. Vincent Ogutu, Vice …