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South African companies invest USD 100 million at Tatu City in Kenya
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Jun 23, 2021, 05:43 ET
TATU CITY, Kenya, June 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment by South African companies has topped USD 100 million at Tatu City. The 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone – located 30 minutes from central Nairobi – represents one of the largest concentrations of South African foreign direct investment in Kenya and East Africa.

Ms Jenny Coetzee (Left), MD, Crawford International, and H.E. Mr Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, High Commissioner of South Africa to the Republic of Kenya, cutting the ribbon during the Crawford Road naming ceremony
South Africa's High Commissioner to Kenya, Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, toured investments by leading South African companies at Tatu City on Tuesday. His stops included
Crawford International school, a 20-acre, multi-billion-shilling investment by
ADvTECH, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed education group;
Kenya Wine Agencies Ltd (KWAL), which is majority owned by South African beverage conglomerate
Distell; and
Cold Solutions, an investment by
ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, which is backed by South African businessman Patrice Motsepe.
"I am delighted to witness these transformational investments South African businesses are making in Kenya," High Commissioner Mahlangu said at a ceremony to mark the naming of Crawford Road, which leads to Crawford International School in Tatu City. "The South African and Kenyan governments are committed to strong bilateral trade and investment, and our private sector businesses are natural partners to grow capital flows and knowledge exchange."
Jenny Coetzee, Managing Director, Crawford International, said that ADvTECH's first Crawford International school had experienced a surge in enrolment in Kenya since opening in 2019 in Tatu City.
High Commissioner Mahlangu visited the site of Cold Solutions, a 15,000 sqm flagship facility, which will improve food and pharmaceutical security and promote economic development in Kenya and the region. ARCH's Cold Chain Solutions East Africa Fund, which is undertaking the investment, is jointly owned by Africa Rainbow Capital, which is backed by South African entrepreneur Motsepe.
"Cold Solutions' first facility in Kenya is on track to open next year and experiencing strong demand from tenants ranging from food to pharmaceutical companies," said Jared Irving, Managing Director.
The high commissioner concluded his visit at KWAL, which broke ground on a USD 40 million production and distribution facility at Tatu City on 12 February 2021. In addition to Distell, the Kenyan Government is a significant shareholder through the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation.
Nairobi-based plastics firm to open new plant at Tatu City
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Signage at Tatu City. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Super Plastics plans to open a new manufacturing facility at the Tatu Industrial Park’s light industrial and logistics zone.
The firm will specialise in manufacturing light density polyethene plastic products for cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies in Kenya and East Africa.
“We chose Tatu City because we want to settle into a modern industrial park and take advantage of the ready infrastructure.
“Tatu City’s fully-serviced plots already have ready roads, water, power, wastewater and ICT.
“Tatu City Special Economic Zone gives us incentives to increase our investment, expand our business and create more jobs. We also look forward to the opportunity to tap into the business-to-business synergies at Tatu Industrial Park,” said managing director Stephen Gathiaka.
Early this month, Tatu City appointed Australia-based construction company SMEC as the lead infrastructure consultant for the second phase of its Tatu Industrial Park development in Ruiru.
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SMEC will oversee tendering and building of roads, drainage, street lighting, water distribution pipeline and wastewater system, electrical networks and IT systems at the 2,500-acre site, with the work expected to be completed in May 2022.
The new city is expanding to meet the demand for businesses, homes and social amenities.
Already, phase one of the project, which measures 2,500 acres, is 90 percent complete.
Some of the latest companies to take up space at Tatu City are education books supplier Mountain Top Publishers and two schools — Crawford International and Nova Pioneer, with more than 3,000 students.
Mountain Top Publishers Moves To Tatu Industrial Park
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AIROBI, Kenya, May 31-Mountain Top Publishers, a leading supplier of educational books to Kenyan schools, announced that it will open a new publishing facility in Tatu Industrial Park, East Africa’s leading light industrial and logistics zone.
Mountain Top Publishers specializes in educational books in both print and digital formats. The company’s mission is to spread the power of knowledge through high-quality, international standard education materials.
“We are pleased to welcome Mountain Top Publishers to Tatu Industrial Park,” said David Karimi, Head of Sales for Tatu City, the 5,000-acre Special Economic Zone located on Nairobi’s doorstep. “Tatu Industrial Park’s world-class roads, water, waste, and ICT provide the perfect platform for the company’s continued growth and education innovation.”
For nearly two decades, Mountain Top Publishers has supplied leading Kenyan education institutions. The company’s titles, available nationwide in leading bookstores and designed with a variety of learning experiences, are household names for parents and schools.
“The spirit of Kenya is rooted in our education, and Mountain Top Publishers is proud of the role it has played in the country’s scholastic excellence,” said Lawrence Njagi, Managing Director of Mountain Top Publishers and Chairman of the Kenyan Publishers’ Association. “The live-work-play environment of Tatu City is ideal for our new facility, where we will chart the next stage in Mountain Top Publishers’ growth.
Currently at Tatu City, more than 60 businesses have opened or started development, 5,000 homes are completed or under construction and two schools – Crawford International and Nova Pioneer – educate more than 3,000 students daily.