Manufacturing sector posts growth far below 10 per cent target

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is taken through the lab during the launch of Ol'Borana, one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing systems designed in Africa at Dedan Kimanthi University in Nyeri County on December 19,2022. [DPCS]

The manufacturing sector posted a performance that was below 10 per cent in 2022, despite being the leading industry providing wage employment in the private sector.

The sector has a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) of 7.8 per cent in 2022. The value of output increased by 17.6 per cent to Sh2.7 trillion in the year under review.