Alarm as World Bank warns of drop in manufacturing sector

Meru University of Science and Technology personnel show how the black soldier fly is deployed to manage human feces and manufacture animal feeds. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

The World Bank has warned of large-scale deindustrialisation or decline of an industry that could result in the loss of millions of jobs in the country.

The lender has listed Kenya among "clear-cut de-industrialisers" or countries with declining manufacturing shares in total employment.