| Manufacturing sector is an area where
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| | maintenance of electronic goods are in
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| investment opportunities exist. Initially
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| | operation and are rapidly increasing
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| developed under the import substitution
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| | their scope of activities to meet the
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| policy, there has now been a shift to
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| | growing demands of the industry.
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| export oriented manufacturing as the
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| | Key opportunities for direct investments,
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| thrust of Kenya's industrial policy. The
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| | joint-ventures and subcontracting exist
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| sector plays an important role in adding
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| | in assembly of a wide range of electronic
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| value to agricultural output and
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| | goods in Kenya, especially within the
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| providing forward and backward linkages,
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| | Manufacturing Under Bond scheme and
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| hence accelerating overall growth.
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| | Export Processing Zone Programmes.
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| The manufacturing sector now comprises of
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| | These include the production of:
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| more than 700 established enterprises and
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| | - Consumer electronics, such as colour
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| employs directly over, 218,000 persons as
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| | televisions, Video Cassette Recorders
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| at the year 2000. A wide range of
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| | (VCRs), printers, floppy disk drives and
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| opportunities for direct and
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| | Compact Disk Roms (CD-Rs);
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| joint-venture investments exist in the
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| | - Telecommunication equipment, such as
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| manufacturing sector, including
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| | printed circuit boards, and transmission
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| agro-processing, manufacture of garments,
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| | equipment; and
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| assembly of automotive components and
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| | - Support items such as cables, cords,
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| electronics, plastics, paper, chemicals,
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| | die casting and metal plating.
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| pharmaceuticals, metal and engineering
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| | With a labour force which is
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| products for both domestic and export
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| | well-equipped to meet the labour skill
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| markets.
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| | requirements for the industry and the
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| Paper Products
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| | relatively large domestic and export
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| Kenya has an integrated pulp paper mill
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| | market potential of electronics in the
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| plant producing paper and paper board
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| | region, Kenya offers an enormous
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| from renewable forest products. However,
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| | potential for the manufacturing and
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| the country imports coated white lined
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| | assembly of electronic items.
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| chipboard and other boards for packaging,
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| | Plastics, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
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| newsprint, printed paper and other types
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| | The plastics industry in Kenya is
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| of paper. Investment opportunities exist
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| | well-developed and produces goods made of
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| in the production of paper from other raw
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| | polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polythylene,
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| materials such as bagasse, sisal waste,
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| | polystyrene, and polypropylene. All
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| straw and waste paper.
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| | materials are imported in the form of
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| Textiles and Apparels
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| | granules.
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| Textile, Garment and Apparel
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| | A large number of pharmaceutical
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| manufacturing has a very high potential
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| | formulations are produced locally in the
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| in Kenya. The basic raw material inputs
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| | form of tablets, syrups, capsules, and
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| such as dyes and chemicals are imported,
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| | injectables, but the bulk of
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| as are all textile equipment and most
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| | pharmaceuticals is imported. There is
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| spare parts. Investment opportunities
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| | room for additional investment in the
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| exist under the Manufacturing Under Bond
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| | pharmaceutical industry.
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| scheme and in the Export Processing zones
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| | Many attractive investment opportunities
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| for the production of items such as yarn
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| | in chemicals, pharmaceuticals and
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| and garments.
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| | fertilizers remain unexploited. These
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| Metal and Engineering Works
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| | include the production of PVC granules
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| Kenya has a basic metal sector making a
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| | from ethyl alcohol; fomaldehyde from
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| variety of downstream products from local
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| | methanol; melanine and urea; mixing and
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| and imported steel scrap, steel billets
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| | granulating of fertilizers; cuprous
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| and hot rolled coils. Kenya imports steel
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| | oxychloride for coffee bean disease;
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| billets, coils, wire rod and wires, steel
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| | caustic soda and chlorine based products;
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| plates, sheets, steel scrap and pig iron.
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| | carbon black; activated carbon;
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| The country possesses a broad-based metal
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| | precipitated calcium carbonate; textile
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| products sector with various independent
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| | dyestuff; ink for ball-point pens; and
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| engineering, foundry and metalwork
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| | gelatine capsules.
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| workshops. Opportunities exist in the
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| | Mining and Mineral Products
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| development of a nucleus foundry making
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| | Opportunities exist in the production of
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| precision castings that are then
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| | glass as the country is not
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| processed into precision components.
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| | self-sufficient. A few manufacturing
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| Vehicle Parts and Assembly
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| | units produce ceramic pottery and tiles,
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| The motor vehicle component industry is
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| | however, substantial quantities of
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| rapidly developing to supply the needs of
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| | ceramic pottery, tiles, sanitary-ware,
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| a few motor vehicle assemblers to meet
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| | and insulators are imported. Investment
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| certain local content requirements.
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| | potential exists in prospecting and
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| Opportunities exist for manufacture of
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| | mining of other minerals such as gold,
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| components for use by local assemblers
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| | precious stones and petroleum.
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| for domestic market and for export to
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| | Wood and Wood Products
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| regional markets.
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| | Making use of renewable resources,
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| Electrical Equipment
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| | investment opportunities exist for
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| Investment potential exists for the
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| | production of high quality and hand
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| production of motors, circuit breakers,
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| | carved furniture for export, high density
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| transformers, switch gears, irrigation
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| | board from saw dust for the domestic
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| pumps, capacitors, resistors, insulation
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| | market, high quality veneers, wooden
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| tapes, electrical fittings and integrated
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| | toys, sporting goods such as cricket bats
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| circuit boards for both the domestic and
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| | and rackets for export, and other
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| export markets.
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| | specialty items. Recognizing the
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| Electronics
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| | importance of environmental preservation,
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| Although Kenya's electronic industry is
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| | the Government pursues an active
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| still at its infancy, a number of firms
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| | re-afforestation programme.
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| in the assembly, testing, repair and
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