The Centre's Background Information
The Kenya National Cleaner Production Center (KNCPC) is registered as a Trust within the Government’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. It was founded by the Government of Kenya through the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in July 2000 under the Country Co-operation Framework of (1999-2003) between the Kenyan Government and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) read more...


Cleaner Production aims at minimizing the Non-Product Output (NPO) and Maximizing on the Desired Product.

The Vision
"To become a Centre of Excellence in assisting Kenyan industries and enterprises to produce more with fewer resources and less pollution".

The Mission
"To assume a strong coordinating and catalytic role in enabling industries and enterprises to make appropriate use of contemporary tools of environmental management so as to meet the challenges of the free market economy and globalization".

Find out more About Cleaner Production

What exactly does CP signify?  - The basic significance of Cp is quite simple: increase production efficiency while at the same time eliminate or at least minimize wastes and emissions at ....read more...

How will CP help? - CP will help a company in several ways these includes... read more...

What benefits accrue from investing in CP? - Cp is the only way for industries to survive and remain competitive in the emerging global scenario. Apart from reducing your manufacturers costs, ... read more...

How much does it cost to implement CP measures? - From nil to any amount. Simple measures like good house keeping and better process control often require little or no investment...read more...