Kenya to limit unprocessed leather exports
11/08/2016
Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary for Industrialisation and Enterprise Development, said that ensuring an adequate supply of material would allow the leather industry to become more profitable. This would allow leather production in the country to meet national and regional demand.
“We want as much as possible of our leather to be processed into the finished leather that will become the raw material for many our leather products,” Mr Mohamed said during a meeting with members of Kenya’s leather industry.
“What we can do as government is to provide the necessary enabling environment as well as the relevant policies that will help you compete effectively within the country,” he added.
These steps include the building of an industrial park in the town of Machakos and incentives for selling leather products to the domestic market.
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