Business made easier Kenya is the gateway to eastern and Central Africa. lt is a regional hub for investment and commerce. Enor- mous business opportunities await investors. Investing in Kenya…

Besides job creation, manufacturing is one of the leading foreign exchange carriers, accounting for 34 per cent of the total export earnings in 2007. The role of manufacturing in the Kenya Vision 2030 blueprint is to support the socioeconomic development agenda by creating jobs, generating wealth and attracting local and foreign investments.

The Kenya Manufacturing sector grew by 2 per cent in 2009 compared to 3.6 per cent in 2008. The sub sectors that registered growth were leather and foot- wear (36.5 per cent), rubber products (14.7 per cent), plastic products (11.1 per cent), non-metallic minerals (34.4 per cent) and food manufacturing 2.1 per cent.The value added on non-food products grew by 2 per cent in 2009 compared to 6 per cent in 2008.

Registrar Genera’s Department in Kenya deals with registration of companies and search of registered companies.

lt also receives companies annual returns and registers change of particulars for companies.