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Cushion local firms from import shocks

NAIROBI: That many foreign manufacturing companies are closing shop in Kenya is no longer news. The disturbing issues are; will we ever absorb the shock of this exodus?

Are there any deliberate efforts towards filling the gaps created by their departure? Will these companies relocate elsewhere and then export to Kenya?

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