Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are designated parts of Kenya that have been established to promote and facilitate export-oriented business ventures. The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA), whose goal is to provide an enabling environment for export-oriented investments, manages and promotes these zones.

There are over 40 gazetted zones in Nairobi, Voi, Athi River, Kerio Valley, Mombasa and Kilifi in various stages of development by both private and public zone operators.

For export-oriented businesses, EPZs offer appealing investment options that include fiscal, physical, and procedural incentives to ensure lower costs, faster set-up, and smooth operations.

There are no restrictions on who can invest in such zones. An EPZ company can be 100 percent foreign-owned, 100 percent Kenyan-owned, or any combination of the two.