Made in Tatu City- How 100 Businesses, 70% Kenyan, Are Thriving in Africa’s New Urban Hub
Tatu City, a 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone north of Nairobi, has become a key manufacturing and logistics hub in East Africa. Home to over 100 mostly Kenyan-owned firms, it combines reliable infrastructure, SEZ tax incentives, and modern warehousing. Investments such as FullCare’s US$100 million medical apparel plant and Hewatele’s US$20 million expansion highlight growing industrial capacity, while facilities like “The Link” and advanced logistics parks position Tatu City at the centre of Kenya’s new wave of industrial growth.
Africa’s Next Trade Wave and Kenya’s Banking Opportunity
Globalisation is far from over, it’s simply evolving. The latest DHL Global Connectedness Tracker (2025) reveals that global trade flows have surged to record highs, defying predictionsGlobal Trade Withstands Tariff Turbulence –DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, 2025 Special Update
Bonn/New York, October 14, 2025: Global trade is holding strong – even as U.S. tariffs hit highs not seen since the 1930s. DHL and New York University’s Stern School of [...]
Ten-Year Gas Cylinder Battle Exposes Gaps in Kenya’s War on Counterfeits
When Francis and Robert Wanyange first saw Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) officers tow away their Toyota Hilux and 82 gas cylinders from Industrial Area on a chilly July morning in 2015, [...]Kenya’s Tea Output Drops 11% in 2025 as Prices and Key Exports Falter
Kenya’s tea production dropped 11.5% in the first seven months of 2025 to 322.29 million kilograms, down from 364.13 million kilograms a year earlier, according to the Tea Board of [...]
Trade Gap Pushes Kenya’s Current Account Deficit to KSh 83.7Bn
Kenya’s current account deficit widened sharply in the second quarter of 2025, highlighting persistent external imbalances despite lower oil prices and a build-up in foreign reserves. For real time market [...]Kenya's Tea Output Slumps 12% as Dry Weather Bites
Kenya’s tea production fell sharply in the first half of 2025, dropping 12.39% to 283.25 million kilograms from 323.30 million kilograms in the same period in 2024, according to the [...]KCB, Afreximbank Commit KSh 103bn to Kickstart Vipingo SEZ
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group and the African Export-Import Bank have agreed to provide a combined $800 million (KSh 103.4 billion) in financing to operationalize the Vipingo Special Economic Zone [...]Manufacturers, Stakeholders, Urge Swift Action as September 30th AGOA Expiry Looms
Kenya is facing mounting pressure to secure the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) before it expires on September 30, 2025, as both African and American stakeholders [...]India Overtakes Kenya Among Top Sources Of Rwanda’s Imports
Kenyan shipments to Kigali fell sharply in the second quarter of 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), with the value of imported goods between April [...]Tribunal Orders KEBS to Retest Candy Shipment After Dispute With Importer
The Standards Tribunal has ordered the retest a shipment of imported sweets, setting aside a decision by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) to block the goods and have them [...]Afreximbank Launches New Company to Promote Large Scale Trade, Seeds it with US$ 1bn
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the African Trade and Distribution Company (ATDC), with seed funding and a subsidiary named ATDC Minerals (ATMIN), to catalyse large scale trade in [...]
