Kenya Markets Trust is a Kenyan organization that works in partnership with the private sector; county & national governments; Associations; Local and Internationals Partners to unleash large scale, sustainable market growth by changing the underlying incentives, capacities and rules that shape how market systems work.

They focus on market systems and value chains as these are the main mechanisms through which wealth is created and growth occurs. Their long-term goal is to deliver large scale, systemic change in selected markets that benefits all players including small businesses, larger firms, investors, producers and consumers, and the country at large.

How they do it

To achieve this, they identify markets with high growth potential but which are saddled with systemic constraints. Working with key market actors, policy makers and other stakeholders, they address these constraints to improve competitiveness, efficiency and inclusiveness.

Impact

As a result, they hope to grow the range of market opportunities, support competitiveness in these sectors, ultimately creating a market system that is profitable to investors, improves incomes for suppliers and is beneficial to consumers.

Vision

Large Scale wealth creation through sustainable, competitive and inclusive transtotmation at market systems.

Mission

To work with private and public sectors, associations, local and international partners, to unleash large scale
sustainable market growth.

Partners

Government of Kenya

KMT provides evidence to national and county governments as the basis for changing the policy and regulatory framework to increase competitiveness and remove distortions in market systems.

Private Sector Partners

KMT works with small, medium and large private sector actors who have the insights and ambition to tap into new market opportunities, particularly where they can serve the base of the pyramid.

Associations

Private sector member associations provide the conduit through which issues affecting their members are articulated. KMT works with these associations to generate evidence and undertake analysis to address bottlenecks in the market systems affecting their businesses.

Global Partners

Kenya can learn much – and has much to offer – in the broad arena of understanding and analysing how market systems can better function and actively seeks partnerships with regional and international thematic thought leaders, research institutions, bilateral government agencies, professional associations, consulting companies and ‘think tanks’.