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Walk the talk on industrialisation plan to transform the economy
Rajesh Soni, the project site manager, illustrates the construction of a clinker plant by Simba Cement at Sebit in West Pokot County. FILE PHOTO | BARNABAS BII | NMG
In 2015 the government launched “Kenya’s Industrial Transformation Programme (KITP)” to increase manufacturing to over 15 percent of GDP, create one million jobs, and increase foreign direct investment (FDI) fivefold.
The master plan was to be achieved mostly through the expansion of the SME sector, growth of agro-processing, expansion of export capacity, and harnessing of local content resources.
