NCBA Joins Kenya’s Manufacturing Community at the 2025 Changamka Festival to Power SME Growth and National Industrialisation
NCBA Bank has joined hands with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) for the 8th Edition of the Changamka Kenya Shopping Festival, running from November 4 to 8, 2025, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The partnership underscores NCBA’s commitment to advancing Kenya’s manufacturing agenda and driving SME growth.
The Changamka Festival is a celebration of local innovation and industrial progress under the “Buy Kenya, Build Kenya” initiative. By joining the festival, NCBA is reinforcing its role as a key financial and advisory partner to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that form the backbone of the country’s manufacturing ecosystem.
Speaking during the event, Robert Kiboti, NCBA Bank’s Director of Commercial and SME Banking, said, “Our goal is to walk the journey with our clients from startup to scale-up and beyond. We joined Kenya’s manufacturing community at the 2025 Changamka Festival to support our customers’ dreams and aspirations, helping them dream bigger and achieve more.”
NCBA’s support extends beyond sponsorship. The bank offers a wide range of tailored financial solutions designed to empower manufacturing SMEs. These include up to 90 percent asset financing for machinery and equipment importation, as well as working capital solutions such as LPO financing, invoice discounting, and overdrafts to ease cash flow and fund business expansion.
The bank’s approach is comprehensive, focusing on what it calls “360-degree support” for industrial growth. Earlier this year, NCBA facilitated a trade delegation to China with 110 Kenyan entrepreneurs. The trip provided valuable exposure to large-scale manufacturing, enabling participants to identify the machinery and technology needed to expand their operations. “A significant number of those customers went as traders and came back as manufacturers,” Mr. Kiboti shared, emphasizing NCBA’s active role in fueling Kenya’s industrial transformation.
Sustainability is also at the heart of NCBA’s strategy. The bank is creating green financing solutions to help manufacturers reduce reliance on the national grid and adopt renewable energy sources. “We are looking at tomorrow,” Mr. Kiboti added. “We have innovative solutions around solar and energy efficiency, and we encourage all manufacturers to talk to us.”
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for most of Kenya’s businesses and employ millions. By empowering this sector, NCBA is supporting the foundation of sustainable industrial growth. Together with KAM and other partners, the bank aims to strengthen local value chains and accelerate Kenya’s journey toward industrial self-reliance.
