Kenya Textile News Summaries

KENYA: Kenya are reaping premium prices from cotton
Cotton farmers in Kenya are reaping premium prices as the effect of rising global prices filters into the local market, raising fears of widespread return to synthetic fibre.

KENYA: Chinese leather company is showing interest in Kenya
A Chinese leather company is planning to open a tannery in Kenya ahead of a major shake-up in the global trade

KENYA: Lifting of quotas adversely affects domestic textile industry
The yearly economic update by Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) reveals that the lifting of quotas on Asian textiles following the expiry of...

KENYA: Apparel company boss inspiring crowds through songs
Thomas Puthoor has carved a niche for himself in the garment manufacturing industry. His height and gait give one the impression of a Bollywood movie star. He is a great gospel singer.

KENYA: Policy to revitalize the textile and cotton industry
The minister for Trade and Industry Mukhisa Kituyi has said the sale of Rivatex to Moi will help revive the cotton industry and lead to capacity development in textile engineering in the country. The university move is a step forward towards vertically integrating the sector, the minister said.

KENYA: Moi University first to operate a major textile firm
MOI University has become the first public university to own and operate a major textile firm. The university will officially start operating Rift Valley Textile factory (Rivatex) in Eldoret. The opening ceremony will be conducted at the hands

KENYA: How he survived in the textile business
Mahesh Shah, proprietor of Memsaab has been selling exclusive fabrics for the last 20 years. The shop stocks fabric ranging from cotton to silk. “There are ten kinds of silk and we have them all,” says Shah. To people who come to

KENYA: T-shirts have become symbols of patriotism
T-shirts are a new form of expression. In Kenya T-shirts have evolved from boring plain generic prints to statements of fashion or symbols of patriotism. Many Kenyans want T-shirts with the country’s

KENYA: Govt. initiative benefits cotton farmers
Cotton farmers in the Rift Valley province benefit from the Government’s drive to promote cotton farming in the country. In the last one and half years, an estimated 140,000 small holder

KENYA: Textile sector against quota free access
The textile lobby was critical of the move proposed by African Union heads of government that will see the local fabric manufacturers edged out of the global trade by Asian competitors.

KENYA: Cotton farmers are trained to increase earnings
The Ministry of Agriculture has acquired more than 300 hand looms for distribution to farmers in key cotton growing areas to help them make ready to sell items, threads and other garments.

KENYA: NBC approves field trails on genetically engineered cotton variety
The field trials on a new genetically engineered cotton variety meant to be pest-...

KENYA: Kenyan exports to US continue to decline
The US congress recently amended the AGOA (Africa Growth and Opportunity Act) to help Kenya and other countries to develop their own fabric

KENYA: Import of cheap textile products bankrupting manufacturers
Due to cheap imports of foreign brands from Southeast Asian countries the manufacturers are on the verge of bankruptcy. There is no anti dumping policy in Kenya. The imports

KENYA: Workers at garment EPZ factory go on strike
Protesting the hazardous working conditions, over 2000 workers at the Changamwe, Mombasa garment Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory went on strike on April 6...

KENYA: Government enacts laws aimed at regulating cotton industry
The Government has enacted laws aimed at regulating the cotton industry; Nyanza Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture, Mr Johnston Imbira said...

KENYA: University forwards Rift Valley Textiles to receiver
The university had forwarded its interest in taking over Rift Valley Textiles (Rivatex) to the receiver; Moi University vice-chancellor Richard Mibei said here on March 14...

KENYA: Massive shortfall of cotton production due to adverse weather conditions
Dominion Farms Company realised a massive shortfall on their projected cotton production due to adverse weather conditions; Mr Crispin Amwino, officer in charge of cotton at the firm said here on February 19...

KENYA: Textiles industry to be back on its feet after US extends Agoa fabric provision
Struggling textiles industry will be back on its feet after the US extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) fabric provision; the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) hoped; EPZ operations manager John Akara said here on January 22...

KENYA: Former employees move to court to get due wages
Almost 1,300 former employees of a foreign company moved to court on January 3 to block their employer from relocating before paying them wages amounting to Sh30 million...

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