Ministry of Industrialization

The Ministry of Industrialization in conjunction with stakeholders in the manufacturing sector is working on a Draft Iron and Steel strategy and development paper that will see the Iron and Steel industry expanded as part of efforts to facilitate industrialization in the country.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industrialization Dr. (Eng). Karanja Kibicho wants the automotive and auto parts industry in the country to support the Government initiative in ridding the market of counterfeit parts which he said were fleecing motorists.

The Ministry of Industrialization and Fusion Capital Ltd, a private equity firm has signed a Memorandum of understanding for technical assistance to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to stimulate their growth, normally constrained by lack of funding.Industrialization Assistant Minister Hon Ndiritu Muriithi signed the MOU on behalf the Ministry while Dr Phil Goodman, the Chairman of Fusion Capital Ltd signed on behalf of his firm at a ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi

The Ministry of Industrialization has embraced the ISO Quality Management Systems (QMS) in its processes ahead of the ISO 9001:2008 certification in a bid to establish working systems and enhance industrial activities in the country.

This will guarantee customer confidence, ensure transparency in service delivery, establish methods for early detection of faults in the system and in the long run, enhance continuous improvement in services to its customers.