Though no African country except South Africa and Egypt are featured among the emerging markets in the top 25 in 2025. Kenya is regarded as mid-tier.
Foreign Direct investment confidence index
Global Investment Index
Kenya is 3rd globally in 2024 in terms of countries expected to carry the strongest investment momentum, with an index score of ~87.44
Manufacturing
Science, Technology, and Innovation(STI) is very key in raising investment across all the sectors, the following programmes are been implemented;
- County Technology and Innovations Delivery Services
- Coordination of the Technology, Innovation, and Commercialization
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
- Energy Technologies
- Nano-Sciences, Material Science, and New Production Technologies
Healthcare
The government is committed and determined to realize the constitutional right to healthcare by delivering a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system as follows:
- Provide National Health Insurance Fund coverage for all Kenyans without exclusion in the policy of “Leaving No one Behind”;
- Employ and initiate payment for community health workers who shall form part of the Primary Health Care system;
Digital Superhighway and Creative Economy
Kenya has invested heavily in ICT infrastructure and services over the last two decades. This infrastructure includes six submarine fiber-optic cables offering broadband connectivity, 9000km of terrestrial fiber-optic cable connecting virtually all country headquarters, and geographical and population mobile broadband coverage of 56 percent of the 96 percent respectively.
County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs).
The Government is establishing these parks in all 47 counties with aggregation centers and value-addition sections aimed at achieving the following;
County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs
The Government is establishing these parks in all 47 counties with aggregation centers and value-addition sections aimed at achieving the following;
Co-Invest with Kenya Development Corporation (KDC).
Kenya Development Corporation Ltd is a newly established Development Finance Institution that aims to support sustainable socio-economic development in Kenya and beyond
Invest in Bankable Investment Opportunities under KenInvest
The Kenya Investment Authority is a government agency under the State Department for investment mandated to promote and facilitate investment in Kenya.
Kenya is the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya's economy is projected to grow by 5.5 percent in 2023 and above 6.0 percent over the medium term. The Government's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda will reinforce this growth, which is geared toward an economic turnaround and inclusive growth. The economic stability will boost the investment climate in the country.