Kenya’s garment industry is primed for a key slot in a redrawn global apparel supply chain in 2026, propelled by a shift by top brands spooked by sustained US tariffs and political uncertainty across key manufacturing regions.
Analysis by the Washington-based Gold Institute for International Strategy (GIIS) said Kenya stood a strong chance of emerging as an alternative apparel supply source because its future role in US supply chains would rely less on tariff preferences and more on being a reliable, reform-oriented manufacturing partner as American firms diversify away from China.
