KENYAN EXPORT ZONE BOSS HAILS NEW SRI LANKAN CLOTHING FACTORY LAUNCH
November 1st, 2019
THE HEAD of the Kenyan export processing zone that will be hosting a new factory run by Sri Lankan apparel and textile manufacturer MAS Holdings, has told just-style that the new plant will involve the creation of between 3,000 and 3,500 jobs directly, when it starts operations by January 20. Paul Gicheru, chairman of Kenya’s Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA), said the factory, at the Kenyan government-owned Athi River Kenya export processing zone (EPZ), in Machakos county, south east of the capital Nairobi, said jobs will range from office ...
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