Kenya targets Ksh 175B increase from leather-based business by 2025
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has reaffirmed the federal government’s dedication to financial transformation by means of worth addition and manufacturing, with the Kenya Leather Industrial Park (KLIP) in Kenanie, Machakos County, as a flagship initiative.
Speaking throughout an inspection of ongoing works on the park, Kindiki highlighted the numerous financial potential of the leather-based business in Kenya.
The KLIP challenge goals to extend the leather-based sector’s annual contribution to the financial system from the present Ksh 15 billion to Ksh 175 billion and create over 100,000 jobs, up from the present 17,000.
“Kenya’s economic transformation depends significantly on value addition to raw materials and expanding manufacturing across key value chains. The Kenya Leather Industrial Park is central to achieving these goals,” stated the Deputy President.
The challenge features a absolutely operational effluent remedy plant designed to deal with water from EPZ factories alongside Mombasa Road, Athi River, and leather-based factories inside KLIP.
Additionally, 4 warehouses, two designated for leather-based factories and two for completed leather-based merchandise, are full.
To meet the March 31, 2025, deadline set by a Presidential directive, work is being expedited to make sure electrical energy and water reticulation in addition to everlasting policing companies are in place.
Deputy President Kindiki was accompanied by Acting Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Aden Duale, Principal Secretary for Livestock Development Jonathan Mueke, and different senior authorities officers in the course of the inspection.
The KLIP initiative aligns with the federal government’s broader agenda to boost manufacturing, drive industrialization, and create employment alternatives by means of worth addition.
“Through this project, we will not only revolutionize the leather industry but also unlock immense economic opportunities for Kenyans,” added Kindiki.
The authorities has known as on stakeholders to assist the challenge, which is anticipated to place Kenya as a regional chief in leather-based manufacturing and worth addition.
