In 2022, Kenya exported a total of $7.4 billion, globally. Approximately, $767 million of this revenue came directly from the country’s 89 Export Processing Zones (EPZs). The country’s major exports include edible oils, apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, and agroprocessing, among others. A long-standing policy mandate, Kenya started the EPZ program in 1990. This year, President William Ruto announced new plans to expand this number with an additional five new zones to complement this growth and encourage more foreign investment in the country.
Industrialization is a key lever in the current government’s economic policy and the EPZs, set to be launched in Busia, Uasin Gishu, Kirinyaga, Kwale and Kilifi counties, are expected to boost
