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EPZ firms triple new jobs as exports hit Sh126bn

Kenyan workers prepare clothes for export at the New Wide Garment Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory operating under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya on September 19, 2025.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

By  Patrick Alushula

Business Reporter

Nation Media Group

Firms operating in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) tripled new hiring to 12,069 in the year ended June on the back of opening of new companies and growth in exports prior to the expiry of duty-free window for shipping goods to the US.

Data from the State Department of Trade shows the number of new workers in these economic zones rose from 4,142, surpassing the 8,000 that had been targeted for the review period.

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