What ails Kenya’s manufacturing sector

Kenya is largely considered the most industrially developed country in Eastern Africa and was a good candidate to follow the footsteps of Asia’s Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs).
That dream, however, continues to be a mirage and we seem to have squandered the advantages we used to have.
The solution is simply helping them to innovate.
The fight against corruption, especially importation of counterfeit, must also be stepped up to attract investors into locally available resources that can boost manufacturing.