MAKUENI BETS ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO ATTRACT GLOBAL INVESTORS AT KONZA.

Makueni County is steadily positioning itself as a model for inclusive economic transformation through strategic partnerships aimed at boosting investment, industrial growth and job creation.

On Wednesday, Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili paid a courtesy call on a global fashion brand investing with Konza Technopolis as part of efforts to strengthen the county’s investor-friendly agenda.

The high-level stakeholder engagement also brought together private sector players in a renewed push to unlock employment opportunities, skills development and industrial expansion.

Mulili said the county government is intensifying collaboration with investors establishing operations at the innovation hub to ensure residents of Makueni benefit from the emerging opportunities.

Among the investors is global fashion brand Lucky DJ X, whose products are marketed across America and Europe. The company is currently onboarding local residents in tailoring, ironing, fashion design, warehousing and store management, creating fresh employment opportunities for youth in the county.

In addition, a Chinese investor setting up a packaging manufacturing industry at Konza is seeking local labour, further reinforcing Makueni’s growing reputation as a preferred destination for investment and industrial expansion.

The engagements come at a time when Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr.’s administration is scaling up investment in technical skills development to ensure local residents are adequately prepared to benefit from emerging opportunities.