By JAMES KARIUKIMore by this AuthorMixed reactions have greeted the government-backed Sh10 billion Leather Industrial Park, with handicraft makers saying it could push them out of business. The Kinanie Leather Industrial Park Project, a flagship Jubilee initiative, has attracted interest from multinational firms dealing in processing and manufacture of leather goods that will enjoy direct, tax-free entry into Kenya. The park has reserved space for 15 tanneries, while leather products manufacturers have been allocated about 200 plots within the enclosed area. The front section is reserved for stalls selling finished leather products such as belts, shoes, bags and phone covers. This, he added, would greatly reduce export of raw leather, with finished products exported directly from Kinanie.

Source: Daily Nation April 15, 2017 14:48 UTC