KIICO 2026 Advances Kenya’s Green Industrialization Agenda
Communications units from the State Departments for Investment Promotion (SDIP) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SDMSME) and partner state agencies convened on Wednesday July 9, 2025 for the 4th High-Level Consultative Session to review progress and align strategies for a publicity promotion campaign for the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) project.
The State Department for Investment Promotion (SDIP) held its annual strategy meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Sarova Panafric Hotel, bringing together staff from across all departments. The session, hosted by Principal Secretary Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, focused on fostering interdepartmental synergy, aligning performance goals and strengthening service delivery as the department enters the new fiscal year.
Communications and ICT heads from the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) initiative held a joint meeting on Wednesday to align strategies ahead of the project’s nationwide rollout.
The Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Mr. Abubakar Hassan, joined government leaders, investors and the business community at the first Murang’a Investment Conference, hosted at Thika Greens Golf Resort by Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata. The event was officially opened by His Excellency President William Ruto and marked a key milestone in Kenya’s strategy to transform counties into industrial and investment hubs.
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening national and cross-border accreditation systems as a foundation for industrial development and SME empowerment, during the pre-conference session of the International Accreditation Conference 2025 held at the Argyle Grand Hotel, Nairobi.
The Government of Kenya is intensifying its lobbying efforts to secure the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This follows the recent imposition of a 10 percent tariff on textile exports to the United States. The move threatens to undermine years of export gains achieved under the AGOA framework and has raised concern among investors in Export Processing Zones (EPZ).
NAIROBI, Kenya – Tuesday, June 3, 2025
In an ongoing renewed push to support local manufacturing and revive Kenya’s ailing publishing and print industry, the Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Abubakar Hassan Abubakar continued his strategic engagement tour with key industry players in Nairobi last week.
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