KCA University opens 5th innovation week and Industry Summit

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27 – Industry Principal Secretary Dr Juma Mukhwana and Bidco Africa Chairman Vimal Shah have urged Africa to stop exporting raw materials and start making its own…

The four spoke at the opening of the 5th KCA University Innovation Week and Industry Summit, held at the university’s Ruaraka campus under the theme Learn! Lead! Transform!

“No nation has become prosperous by consuming what other nations produce,” said Dr Mukhwana, who was the chief guest. “When we export raw materials, we import jobs.”

He noted that Africa has 1.4 billion people, about 18 percent of the world’s population, yet accounts for only around 3 percent of global manufacturing. “We export cotton and import clothes,” he said.“Who will industrialise Africa? Africans must industrialise Africa. The solutions must come from you,” he told the students, challenging universities to turn research into commercial products, partner more closely with industry and produce entrepreneurs rather than job seekers.

Source: Capital FM