KEY INDUSTRIES
Key industries include:  Agriculture, Manufacturing, Knowledge Based, Infrastructure and Utilities, Telecommunications, Mining, Construction.  Also take a look at Infrastructure Investment Opportunities in EPZ.

AGRICULTURE

•          Opportunities exist in production and export of products such as: Cut-flowers, French beans, Pineapples, Mangoes and other fruits,Cereals, Leather and leather products, Canned beef, Honey

•          Farm machinery equipment

•          Fertilizer and farm chemicals

•          Pyrethrum, Coffee, Tea & Macadamia

    Agro-processing

•          Adding value to: Tea, coffee, cotton, pyrethrum, and horticultural products.

•          Livestock products: processing of meat and dairy products.

•          Developing niche products and markets e.g. beef concentrates.

•          Irrigation projects: potential in arid and semi arid areas

•          Provision of agricultural extension services.

 MANUFACTURING

•          Developing high-tech industries

•          Agro-processing

•          Manufacture of textiles, garments and apparels

•          Domestic and industrial products

•          Fast moving consumer goods

•          Electronic & electrical goods

•          Car assembly, among others

•          Manufacture of products to serve the regional market.

•          Petroleum products e.g. construction of more refineries.

KNOWLEDGE BASED INDUSTRIES

•          Research & development

•          Biotechnology

•          Science & Industrial parks

•          Information Technology enabled services

•          Assembly lines

            
INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES

•          Energy

•          Geothermal & coal powered electricity generation plants

•          Solar Energy Plants and Wind Energy Generation

•          LPG handling storage and bottling facility

•          Storage, distribution and product handling facility

•          Regional Electricity Distribution 

•          Kenya-Uganda and regional pipeline extension

•          Construction of refinery

•          Exploration and production

•          Transmission lines

      Road Infrastructure

• BOO and BOT or concession.

      Ports

• Privatization and development of ports
• Rehabilitation of inland port facilities

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

       Information and Communication

• Back office operations and call centers
• Software development and consultancy
• Internet services
• Hardware assembly and repairs
• Privatization of telecommunication providers
• Financing of East Africa submarine cable
• Provision of ICT training for growing market
• Provision of fixed telephone services
• Development of broad band Infrastructure
• Investment in digital radio and television                             
   

MINING SECTOR

• Precious metals: gold, silver.
• Metallic minerals: titanium and iron ore.
• Industrial minerals: Vermiculite, Limestone, Carbon dioxide,
• Zircon, Soda ash, Common salt, Fluorspar and Gypsum, etc.
• Building materials: Volcanic rocks and Tuffs, granite for
• dimension stone and silica sand.
• Gemstones: Ruby, garnet, sapphire and tourmaline.
• Potential for energy minerals: coal and oil.

         
TOURISM SECTOR

• Film making
• Recreation and entertainment facilities
• Conference tourism
• Cultural tourism
• Cruise ship tourism (ocean and lake)
• Eco-tourism
• Tourists Hotels
• Game lodges

CONSTRUCTION

• Kenya has a well developed construction industry in the
• Region Quality engineering, building and architectural design
• services are locally available
• Highly skilled engineers and technicians

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN EPZ

• Kipevu Zone Development
• Athi River Industrial Buildings
• Phase II Athi River Infrastructure
• Athi River Housing
• Independent Water Supply
• Apparel production
• Textile mills ( including joint ventures)
• Agro-processing including food processing
• Pharmaceutical & healthcare products
• IT/Telecom based services
• Electrical and electronic goods assembly
• Regional distribution activities under commercial license
• Leather goods: luggage, footwear etc

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