KAM News | 25th February 2022

KAM launches Manufacturing Manifesto 

KAM launched the Manufacturing Manifesto. The Manifesto highlights the importance of giving precedence to manufacturing in the country’s economic development plans. 

The Manifesto highlights key areas, which if looked into, shall drive prosperity and empower citizens economically. These include macroeconomic issues, raising the export intensity of manufacturing, reducing the regulatory burden, raising investment for industry, providing public goods for manufacturing, driving counties’ industrial competitiveness, effective and pro-industry taxation structure and fully implementing existing manufacturing-centric policies. 

 Click Here to access the Manifesto. 

For more information, write to info@kam.co.ke. 

KAM participates in Dubai Expo 2020 Kenya Week 

KAM participated in the Dubai Expo 2020 Kenya Week. The Expo is themed ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.’ The Expo sought to create market linkages with both Government and businesses and to explore trade and investment opportunities. 

For more information on Business Information Services, contact everlyne.lusweti@kam.co.ke. 

KAM meets KeNHA 

KAM met Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA) to discuss transport infrastructure issues facing manufacturers. The meeting also focused on local content for the construction of the Westlands – James Gichuru Expressway. 

SME Hub kicks off Innovation Programme 

The Association kicked off the KAM SMEs Innovation Program. 

The program, being run in partnership with GIZ Program for Promotion of Self Employment and Entrepreneurship in Kenya aims to enhance SMEs’ innovation to enable them survive the impact of COVID-19. 

The programme’s intervention areas include:

• Entrepreneurship capacity building program  
• Business coaching 
• Access to finance  
• Performance assessment and impact reporting 

For more information on SME development programs, please contact smes@kam.co.ke.