Kenya launches initiative to spur industry's growth
STORY: Kenya launches initiative to spur industry's growth
DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:24
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting
2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
3. various of the meeting
STORYLINE:
Kenya on Wednesday launched an initiative that seeks to spur the country's industrial growth.
President William Ruto said in the capital Nairobi that the Kenya Manufacturing Vision 2030 provides a roadmap to increase the sector's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 7.2 percent to 20 percent by 2030.
SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President
"You have persuaded me that it's possible for us to create a million jobs from the manufacturing sector. You have persuaded me that it's possible for us to move the contribution of our GDP from 7 percent to 20 percent in eight years."
He observed that the East African nation will expand its industrial sector through continuous engagement, consultation, sharing of i
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