The Export Promotion Council (EPC) held the 1st inaugural Kenya Exporter of the Year Awards (KEYA) on 15th July 2019 at KICC aimed to recognize firms that have made significant contribution to the development of the economy through exemplary business performance.

Export promotion council recently organized Kenya Exporter of the Year Awards (KEYA) to give props to the best in the export sector. To achieve recognition, participating companies were tasked to meet world class status in different aspects of their businesses. Leadership and corporate governance came top of the list in the assessment guidelines; this was to establish the positioning of participating companies for future growth and sustainability. Marketing and customer focus, financial and revenue generation practices and ICT adoption were among the determinants used for recognition.

Molo River Roses Ltd met the required threshold to emerge among the top by winning two exceptional awards. Spear of the nation award and excellence based award are the two accolades the company claimed. It is noteworthy to say, the flower farm couldn’t have achieved such a milestone were it not for a great deal of synergies created between the farm, their suppliers and the staff.

For more than two decades Export Promotion Council (EPC) has been committed to advocacy of exporters and producers of export goods and services. Establishment of KEYA provides a platform for exporters to gain recognition for unparalleled contributions they have been making to the country’s economy not overlooking their role in promoting the brand Kenya in different foreign countries which import our flowers.

The Awards Ceremony was marked with pomp and color with His Excellency the Deputy President Hon. William Ruto presiding over the Ceremony accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Peter Munya, Permanent Secretary State Department for Trade Dr. Chris Kiptoo, Permanent Secretary State Department for Industry Betty Maina amongst other dignitaries. The Kenya Exporter of the Year Awards (KEYA) is a scheme that seeks to recognize and encourage outstanding export performance by individual exporting enterprises. The excellence-based award is built on seven key determinants in the assessment tool that participating companies are evaluated on. This include; leadership and corporate governance, marketing and customer focus, financerevenue growth, GDP contribution and foreign exchange earnings, information communication technology an e-commerce adoption, product quality, processes and certification, human resource management, and sustainability.