INVEST WITH US
SEZA promotes investments by providing an enabling business environment for investors to establish within a designated zone through incentives and government support
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Back Office Support
For back-office support services such as human resources, legal, tax and audit advisory
Business Service Parks
With plug-and-play facilities to to service the regional-office needs of international companies
Industrial Parks
With integrated infrastructure to facilitate manufacturing and processing industries
Livestock & Agricultural Zones
With infrastructure to enhance livestock value chains, facilitate production and value-addition
Science & Technology Parks
To facilitate the provision of services in Information Communication Technologies
DESIGNATED SEZs
The following areas are designated as either public or private Special Economic Zones
Favourable regulatory regime
As compared to other business forms and Zones, Kenya’s SEZs provide a separate regulatory regime from what applies to the rest of the national and regional economy where they are located. The legal framework applicable to these zones is the Special Economic Zones Act, and they are exempted from various other legal frameworks.
Incentives
S EZs enjoy several incentives as per the SEZ Act such as relief from tariffs, including customs duties, excise duty, import declaration fee etc. as they are considered as separate custom territories.
Infrastructural Support
SEZs offer infrastructure support, incentives and services aimed at facilitating business operations within the zone boundaries.
Market Access
Kenya’s SEZs also enjoy some freedoms as compared to other types of zones such as Export Processing Zones in that a licenced SEZ entity can import and export goods and services without any set limitations to the quantity or monetary value of goods. The SEZ entity can therefore export up to 100% outside of the domestic and EAC market and sell up to 100% into the EAC market provided all applicable duties are paid as per the Common External Tarif (CET) hand book. In comparison with entities operating in Export Processing Zones who can only sell 20 percent locally, entities operating within SEZs are far more advantaged.
LICENSES UNDER SEZA
Enterprise
This Licence is issued to a corporate entity carrying out business in a special economic zone.
Developer
A developer licence is licence issued to a corporate entity engaged in the development of integrated infrastructure facilities on a public, private or Public-Private Partnership basis of a gazetted SEZ.
Operator
An operator licence, is issued to a corporate entity that is engaged in the management of the special economic zone.