The 2nd Kenya Manufacturing Summit and Expo took place from 23rd – 25th November 2017.
Under the theme ‘Driving Local Competitiveness to Make Kenya a Manufacturing Hub for Africa‘, the Summit and Expo aimed to promote business partnerships and identify binding constraints impeding the sector’s growth.
This year, the summit featured sessions on Buy Kenya Build Kenya aimed at encouraging consumption of locally produced goods and services, how to secure intellectual property rights for local products in Kenya and EAC Region, enhancing skills-based competencies to meet industry needs and creating financial and market linkages for SMEs.
The Summit and Expo was launched by Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), in partnership with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives and United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO).