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KENYA HAS WORLD-CLASS RUNNERS BUT INVESTORS HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO BACK LOCALLY-MADE RUNNING SHOES
Kenyan runners are known worldwide for winning gold medals and breaking world records. But the country’s first performance athletic shoe company, Enda, ran into...
Kenyan cabinet approves commercial farming of Bt cotton
The Kenyan cabinet recently approved the commercial farming of Bt cotton hybrids following the successful completion of field trials over five years. This was...
Kenya aims to end import of cotton raw materials in 5 yrs
Kenya plans to revive its cotton industry by leveraging the cooperative model to boost the textile sector’s overall performance and eliminate the import of...
YKK collaborates with Ubuntu Life on New Line of Bags
YKK has teamed up with Ubuntu Life on its Fall 2019 line of bags handmade by its ‘Maker Mums’ in Maai Mahiu region of...
Kenya – Govt identifies alternative land for Mountex Textile Industries
The government has identified alternative land for setting up the revival factory of the Mountex Textile Industries in Nanyuki town.
Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary...
3,000 jobs for Kenyan workers by January 2020, says Mas Holdings!
Yes, that’s what the garment and textile manufacturer Mas Holdings Singapore has said. In its efforts to enhance Kenyan Government’s job creation plan, the...
Kenyan Mountex Textile Industry set to reopen after 17 yrs
After 17 years of closure, Mountex Textile Industry in Laikipia County is set to reopen.
Mountex Textile Industry in Kenya’s Laikipia county is set to...
Kenyan small traders to pay 35% duty on imported clothes
Kenyan small traders, who have been protesting high levies and delays in clearance at the port of Mombasa, will continue paying 35 per cent...
New Rivatex Production Line to Open Soon in Kenya
The turnaround of Eldoret-based textile manufacturer Rivatex East Africa is in full swing with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta expected to open a new production...
World Bank offers Sh1.2b to boost Kenya’s cotton sector
Kenya’s Kisumu National Polytechnic has received Sh1.2 billion funding from the World Bank to create centres of excellence for value addition in the cotton...
