Kenya is a member also affords the country's goods preferential access to the regional market of over 200 million people. Investors will find the living and working environment in Kenya pleasant. Excellent accommodation, education, shopping, health and recreation facilities provide a high standard of living fopr EPZ investors and their families. In addition zone enterprises and zone developers are assisted and facilitated by EPZ staff in every stage of their investment process, from enquiry to licesning to establishment of operations. All EPZ firms must locate within a designed zone.
Zones provide high quality insfrastructure and services.
By mid 1994 there were nine deignated zones in Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa and Athi River. The oldest zone is Sameer Industrial Park in Nairobi which has high quality industrial builidings for 12 enterprises. Athi River zone also has its own fire station, customs facilities and health care. A number of new zones are under development in various locations.