This is the first in a four-book mini-series by the Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB), capturing key interventi ons by the National Government in Manufacturing, which is the first Pillar of the Big 4 Agenda and the Third
Medium-Term Plan (MTP III).

The other three Pillars of the Big 4 Agenda are Aff ordable Housing, Universal
Health Coverage (UHC) and Food Security. This Under the Manufacturing Pillar, the Government has set a target of enhancing Manufacturing from 9.2% to 20% of GDP by the end of the end of the 2021/22 Financial Year. Priority areas for Manufacturing under the Big 4 Agenda and MTP III are:

• Textile / Apparel / Cotton
• Leather
• Agro-processing
• Construction Materials
• Oil, Mining & Gas
• Iron & Steel
• ICT
• Fish Processing

To get there, the key enablers are:

• Enhancing Kenya’s standing in the Ease of Doing Business
• Establishing Industrial Parks/Zones
• Supporting SME’s
• Increasing Market Access for Kenyan goods
• Enforcing standards in Manufacturing