Manufacturing
Ruto Signs $3bn Geely EV Manufacturing Deal for Kenya
President William Ruto on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Kenya and Endelevu Enterprise…
Top 10 Manufacturing Companies in Kenya 2026
Kenya's manufacturing sector runs on a small cluster of dominant players spanning fast-moving consumer goods, beverages, construction materials, steel, and textiles, most of them clustered…
Kenya Battery Maker Warns of Shutdown Over Scrap Smuggling
Associated Battery Manufacturers, the largest maker of automotive and solar lead-acid batteries in East and Central Africa, says it could be forced to halt production…
Top Manufacturing Companies in Nakuru, Kenya
Nakuru has quietly grown into one of Kenya's most important industrial towns. As the country's fourth largest city, it now hosts a serious concentration of…
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AI, Robots, and Local Roots: What Is Happening in Global and East African Manufacturing Right Now
Manufacturing is changing faster than at any point in recent memory. Factories that once relied entirely on human labor are…
Kenya Is Shipping More Clothes to America Than Ever — And Getting Paid Less for Them
There is a particular kind of frustration that comes from working harder and earning less. Kenyan textile workers and the…
Why Kenya’s Factories Are Feeling the Heat — And What Needs to Change
Kenya had big dreams for its manufacturing sector. More factories, more jobs, less dependence on imported goods. For a while,…