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KAM CEO Tobias Alando
KAM CEO Tobias Alando. Photo/Courtesy

Report: Kenya’s high power costs undermine manufacturing sector competitiveness

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Kenya’s power costs are among the highest in Africa, according to a new report by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). The report, supported by Trademark Africa and the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, highlights how expensive electricity is impacting the country’s manufacturing sector, making it less competitive in both regional and global markets. Kenya’s…

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Industry PS Juma Mukhwana speaking during the aunch of the Logistics Study Report by Kenya Association of Manufacturers-Photo|Courtesy

High logistics costs lock SMEs out of AfCFTA markets, manufacturers warn

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Kenya’s manufacturing sector has sounded the alarm over crippling logistics bottlenecks that continue to erode competitiveness and block small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from fully benefiting from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The concerns were raised during the launch of the Logistics Study Report by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), which revealed…

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Cane farmers oppose proposals to exempt manufacturers, importers from 4% levy

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Sugar cane farmers in the country have vehemently opposed proposals to exempt exporters and manufacturers importing white refined industrial sugar from paying the four per cent Sugar Development Levy. Sugar Campaign for Change (Sucam), coordinator Michael Arum said in a statement that farmers described the proposal by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) as “misguided, legally unfounded,…

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