EPZA lines up 37,000 new jobs in aggressive expansion plan
UK Prime Minister Trade Envoy to Kenya, Theo Clarke (second left), receives a gift hamper from EPZ Board Chairman Richard Cheruiyot during her recent visit to EPZA Athi River. Also present were PS Abubakar Hassan Abubakar and EPZA Chief Executive Officer Hussein Adan Mohamed (second right).
EPZA also seeking to optimise land use and has issued a 90-day lease termination notice on 68 undeveloped plots.
The EPZ management has promised investors constant fresh water supply within the Zone to ensure seamless operations.
The Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) is targeting to create at least 37,361 new jobs in an ambitious expansion plan.
Between August 2022 to August 2023, EPZA registered and facilitated 52 new projects with a capital outlay of Sh28.33 billion targeting 33,931 jobs for Kenyans.
