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State pushes new SEZ reforms, China trade deal to boost exports and jobs

Kufaru Enterprises GM Deepak Sachania, Kifaru Enterprises Founder & CEO Kalpesh Shah, Investment Promotion PS Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, SME Support Centre CEO Linda Onyango and KAM CEO Tobia Alando during the launch of Kifaru Exim SEZ at Tatu City, Kiambu county, on August 21, 2025. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has begun amending laws governing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as it seals a new trade deal with China in a twin strategy aimed at expanding Kenya’s outsourcing industry and boosting agricultural exports.

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