Over 65 per cent of manufacturing firms in Kenya don't survive

Diarietou Gaye, WB Country Director

NAIROBI: Kenya’s manufacturing firms have declined steadily since 1970s and new firms have only a 35 per cent chance rate of surviving in the market.

The value added per worker in the sector has also drastically reduced in the last 30 years, while the relative size of the sector has been stagnant and developed lesser in Kenya as compared to other countries.