KAM: Manufacturing Must Be at the Centre of Kenya’s new Vision Beyond 2030

Musangi said Kenya’s next development blueprint must be ambitious enough to deliver significant economic transformation over the coming decades...

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The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) is urging for manufacturing to be central to Kenya's future development blueprint, dubbed Vision 2060, emphasizing its role in job creation and economic growth.

KAM aims to increase manufacturing's contribution to GDP from approximately 7% to 20%, mirroring nations like Singapore and Vietnam.
This expansion could directly employ over two million people and significantly boost indirect employment.
KAM Vice Chairperson Mary-Ann Musangi highlighted that manufacturing contributes 16% of Kenya Revenue Authority collections, despite its lower GDP share.

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