Kenya’s leather sector aims high
27/03/2014
Adan Mohamed, cabinet secretary of industrialisation and enterprise, said: “One of the things we have set out to do in driving the industrialisation of the country is to try to focus on sectors where we have natural competitive advantage, and leather is the finest example of an industry where we have access to raw material, markets and the skill set.”
The government increased export duty on raw hides and skins from 40% to 80%.
He said the quality of the materials needs be improved but they can be an active player in the global supply chain. “We want to be the best in the world in that particular industry,” he added.
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