KCB Signs Strategic MOUs to Transform Kenya’s Leather Industry

KCB Bank has signed two strategic MOUs to modernize Kenya’s leather sector, focusing on creating a fully integrated value chain that connects farmers, processors, and manufacturers to global markets.

In collaboration with the Kenya Leather Development Council, KCB aims to strengthen the leather ecosystem through capacity building, investment, sector coordination, and improved access to infrastructure and financing.

A second partnership with Alpharama Limited and Ranch Experts is designed to scale processing capacity and establish an end-to-end, structured value chain.

The initiative will link producers directly to manufacturers and international markets, boosting industrial growth and supporting enterprises across the leather industry.

Farmers stand to gain significantly, with more stable demand, better prices for hides and skins, and clearer pathways to participate in formalized, value-added production.

By addressing fragmented supply chains and limited local processing, the partnerships are expected to position Kenya as a competitive player in the global leather market.

KCB emphasized that a coordinated approach across the entire value chain—from farm to factory to export—is essential for sustainable growth, ensuring that all players benefit while advancing Kenya’s industrialization and global trade ambitions.