THE KENYAN TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY

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4. Solutions and Opportunities 27 Supra note 9. 28 Supra note 17. Not all of these challenges and risks can be eliminated. But Kenya can thrive as an apparel sourcing destination and an African design hub even if many of these challenges remain. The key is to identify the highest-priority areas that can transform the garment industry. 4.1. Domestic The Strategic Orientation defines the Strategy for the MSMEs operating in the T&C sector to play a meaningful role in the domestic textile and clothing sector. The general wish of the stakeholders is “to create a conducive ecosystem that will enable Kenyan MSMEs, including designers and small tailors (including women and youth entrepreneurs) to contribute to the overall economic development of Kenya”. To support this vision, the following Strategic Goals (SG) must be satisfied: SG 1: Integrate local designers and small tailors on the domestic retail market. SG 2: Strengthen the National Fibre to Fashion Value Chain. SG 3: Create an enabling environment to support the growth and development of MSMEs in the textile and clothing sector. SG 4: Strengthen the Trade Support Network through institutional alignment to provided coordinated and efficient service to MSMEs in the T&C value chain. SG 5: Enhance the visibility of Kenyan designers and their design capabilities in Kenya, the region and the global markets. 4.2. Global Government priorities Direct governmental functions The highest priority for the Government of Kenya in supporting the garment industry should be in those arenas solidly within the locus of control of the government: infrastructure investment, both on the transportation and energy sides; efforts towards regional integration, and eliminating corruption along the export value chain. On the transportation infrastructure side, the top priority should be streamlining the ports by continuing to invest in e-ports initiatives, converting to all-electronic systems, increasing capacity, and streamlining the process for goods making it through the customs process at the border. Port delays make doing business in Kenya unnecessarily difficult for international companies, and addressing this issue will not only stimulate the apparel sector, but have broader beneficial effects. The Kenyan Textile And Fashion Industry Report 41
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Page 3 and 4: Introduction The economic developme
Page 5 and 6: The key challenges are: (i) Lack of
Page 7 and 8: @HivosEastAfrica Summary of proposa
Page 9 and 10: 1.2. Executive Summary: Global Mark
Page 11 and 12: 2. Apparel Market Demand To compete
Page 13 and 14: 2.2. The Global Apparel Market Whil
Page 15 and 16: Recent developments, however, with
Page 17 and 18: PATHS TO MARKET FOR KENYAN BRANDS W
Page 19 and 20: 3. The Supply Side 3.1. Apparel Ind
Page 21 and 22: Lesotho, Madagascar and Mauritius.
Page 23 and 24: Compared to Mauritius, the Kenyan T
Page 25 and 26: 1. The Kenyan National Chamber of C
Page 27 and 28: equires differentiating as an ethic
Page 29 and 30: concentration in Nairobi and Mombas
Page 31 and 32: 3. Capacity utilisation and out-sou
Page 33 and 34: • Weak management system • Lack
Page 35 and 36: critical. As the rest of the world
Page 37 and 38: Technology In many ways, the bigges
Page 39: Political risk The final major chal
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Page 45 and 46: women predominantly line workers an
Page 47 and 48: Recommendations for global competit
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Page 51 and 52: 5. The Way Forward 5.1. Domestic Do
Page 53 and 54: 3.2 Improve Ease of Doing Business
Page 55 and 56: 5.2 Promote African Design 5.2.1 En
Page 57 and 58: and creating partnerships with comp
Page 59 and 60: 6. Conclusion The main conclusions
Page 61 and 62: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS APPENDIX A The dom
Page 63 and 64: GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS - GLOBAL TEAM
Page 65 and 66: APPENDIX C SCOPE OF WORK, TERMS OF
Page 67 and 68: THE DELIVERABLES The main deliverab
Page 69 and 70: 2. The Discussions The second step
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Page 73 and 74: Global African Cotton & Textile Ind
Page 75 and 76: APPENDIX F The Results Of The Self-
Page 77 and 78: 5. How products are sold? NOTE: Mos
Page 79 and 80: 9. Workforce (48 businesses) NOTE:
Page 81 and 82: 13. Annual Sales in KSH for 2013 &
Page 83 and 84: KikoRomeo / Kikoti / Kiko 10 3.3 3.
Page 85 and 86: 17. Products manufactured by compan
Page 87 and 88: HS 61: (US$ Million) Source: UNCOMT
Page 89 and 90: Switzerland, Austarlia, Canada, Jap
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APPENDIX I LIST OF ATTENDEES TO WOR
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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 1.0 CONTACT DE
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9. What was the total annual sales
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3.7 HR Readiness QUESTION 1 Does yo
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