What we must do to up manufacturing sector, create jobs

Auto Springs East Africa worker casting iron at the firm located in Limuru, June 28, 2022. [Esther Jeruto, Standard]

Over the last decade, Kenya's manufacturing sector has reduced from 10 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product to 7 per cent.

With the shrinkage, many Kenyans have lost jobs. After independence, the government set up industries to spur the economy and improve Kenyan's livelihoods.