Douglas Mwiti 
From left, Susan Ndungu, Head, SME Banking, NCBA, Robert Kiboti, Director, Commercial and SME Banking, Tobias Alando, CEO KAM, Pankaj Bedi, Board Director KAM, Dr Juma Mukhwana, PS Industry, Joyce Njogu
- NCBA Joins Kenya’s Manufacturing Community at the 2025 Changamka Festival to Power SME Growth and National Industrialisation;
In a landmark move to accelerate Kenya’s industrial ambitions, NCBA Joins Kenya’s Manufacturing Community at the 2025 Changamka Festival to Power SME Growth and National Industrialisation has partnered with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)on the 8th Edition of the Changamka Kenya Shopping Festival, taking place from November 4th to 8th, 2025, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
The financial sector understands the crucial role that the manufacturing sector plays in job creation and its position as a key catalyst for economic growth. With NCBA at the centre of Kenya’s manufacturing renaissance, it goes beyond sponsorship.
Their Current position enables them to serve as a core financial and advisory resource for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the sector. Aligning perfectly with the “Buy Kenya, Build Kenya” mandate and the government’s “bottom-up economic transformation agenda”.
Speaking at the festival, NCBA Bank’s Director of Commercial and SME, Robert Kiboti, stated, “Our goal is to walk the journey with our clients from startup to scale-up and beyond. We joined Kenya’s manufacturing community at the 2025 Changamka Festival in an effort to support our customers’ dreams and aspirations, helping them dream bigger and achieve more”.
At a time when leaders have described Kenya as standing at the threshold of a new industrial era, NCBA is set to provide a 360-degree support to manufacturers.
The bank has had financial solutions tailored for manufacturing SMEs. NCBA addresses their capital and liquidity challenges by offering up to 90% asset financing for essential equipment and machinery importation.
A suite of working capital solutions, including LPO financing, invoice discounting, and overdrafts, for managing daily operations and fund expansion.
Their strategy of enabling industrial transformation is exemplified by a recent trade delegation they facilitated to China with 110 customers.
The trip provided crucial benchmarking opportunities, allowing Kenyan entrepreneurs to observe large-scale manufacturing and identify the specific machinery needed to elevate their operations.
“A significant number of those customers went as traders and they come back as manufacturers,” Mr Kiboti noted, highlighting the bank’s active role in facilitating this industrial leap – a leap often funded by their asset finance solutions
Their support also includes a focus on sustainability and green energy, positioning manufacturers for global competitiveness.
As Mr Kiboti added, “We are also looking at tomorrow.We are creating innovative solutions around green energy, enabling our manufacturers to rely less on the national grid and go green. We have solutions around panel, solar and other ways of saving energy, and we encourage all manufacturers to talk to us”.
As micro, small and medium enterprises account for most of the country’s businesses and provide livelihoods for millions of Kenyans. This sector represents the future of the local industry and the foundation of inclusive growth.
As Kenya pursues sustainable industrialisation, KAM continues to connect innovators with markets, producers with consumers, and financial partners with opportunities. All with one shared purpose: to build a stronger, more self-reliant Kenya.
