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Yearbook 2022 (digital edition)
Dibo Willis
Print media not leaving the scene soon
Listen With advent of the internet, there is a significant decline in the consumption of print media products. Newspapers have shifted focus to digital media with even large dailies embracing the internet and smartphone bandwagon. Scholars attribute this to improved accessibility of news — thanks again to the internet and more affordable hand-held devices. But […]
Konza Technopolis
Listen Kenya’s first smart city, Konza Technopolis, which is set to become a world class technology hub and economic driver is already taking shape attracting a mixture of investors. Late last year, Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) unveiled the second strategic plan aimed at accelerating implementation of the project in the next three years (2025). […]
Constituency digital innovation hubs (DigiHubs)
Listen Access to ICT has been touted as a way of contributing to Kenya’s economic growth. Through mobile money payments, Kenyans are saving time previously spent queuing in banking halls, learning in schools has been made easier through the internet which now makes research work easier for students through plenty of resources at a click […]
Ajira digital programme
Listen The approval ratings for the government’s Ajira Digital Programme remains high, survey by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) states. The Programme launched in 2016 aims to link one million Kenyan youth annually to access dignified work through digital platforms over three years. In a survey conducted by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) […]
Presidential Digital Talent (DigiTalent)
Listen Over 2,100 interns have benefitted from President Uhuru Kenyatta’s digital talent programme launched in 2014. Most of the alumni are working in both the public and private sector while others have become entrepreneurs. The program benefits the interns by providing them with the work experience that will give them a competitive edge in the […]
Value addition chain for leather
Listen Key government interventions Kenya Leather Development Council: This is the sector’s main support agency in the Government for public and private with the goal of transforming the leather value chain into a vibrant value-adding and export-oriented one. Draft Kenya Leather Development Policy: The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Kenya Leather Development Council […]
The leather value chain
Listen The Kenyan leather value chain includes livestock farmers, livestock traders, butcheries, slaughter facilities owners, hides and skins traders and exporters, tanners, artisanal footwear and leather footwear manufacturers, and goods manufacturers. An abundant and diversified resource base includes cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, camels, rabbits, crocodiles, ostrich and fish. According to the Leather Value Chain Investment […]
Tanneries and leather products
Listen The Government has prioritised the leather goods and footwear sector under the Kenya Industrial Transformation Programme (KITP), Kenya Vision 2030 and the Big 4 Agenda. The sector is regarded as a prime driver for the country’s industrialization with focus on achieving the following by 2022: Increase exports from $140 million (2017) to $500 million […]
Special economic zones (SEZs)
Listen The International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided technical support through its Kenya Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (KCEP) to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Authority to launch a one-stop-shop web portal www.sezauthority.go.ke in August 2021, IFC is a member of the World Bank Group. The new portal has boosted communication to potential investors on opportunities available in […]