23 Sep 2025
MoU signed during Arise-IIP Kenya Investment Forum earlier this month
Nairobi – Shandong Linglong Tire has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s Ministry of Investment to build an $800-million (€680 million) tire plant in the country.
The agreement was signed on 16 Sept during the Arise-IIP Kenya Investment Forum 2025 and witnessed by President William Samoei Ruto, according to the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest).
The plant, to be located in Mariakani, Kilifi County, Mombasa, will create more than 1,500 jobs, KenInvest said in a social media post.
Details on production capacity, tire ranges or construction timelines have not been disclosed.
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