20th April 2022
By; Teresia Mbochi
Kenya has launched the Kenya Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities
(KeSIC) document that will be used as a tool to collect, analyse and report on economic activities.
Labour Cabinet Secretary, Simon Chelugui, said, the document is domestication of the
International Standards Industrial Classification Standards (ISIC) that will focus on the realities
of Kenya’s economic settings
While launching the document at the Sawela Lodge in Naivasha, Mr Chelugui said, agencies
offering registration services at both national and devolved levels will be required to use the
document as a reference document for statistical and administrative application.
Mr Chelugui said the document would be converted into a user-friendly ICT format and directed
the Department for the National Human Resource Planning and Development (NHRPD) to upload
the document on to the Kenya Labour Market Information System (KLMIS) and the Ministry’s
websites for accessibility.
The Cabinet Secretary said, increased creased usage in analysis of various statistical data is
expected after the launch of the tool to facilitate economic analysis, decision making and policyformation in different institutions.
He observed that the Ministry will use the document to collect and analyse data and that will show
the necessary labour market indicator. Mr Chelugui directed the NHRPD to organise sensitization
forums for stakeholders for them to start using the tool.