Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) is a national research institution established in 1979 under the Science and Technology Ac Cap. 250 of the Laws of Kenya (now repealed and replaced by the Science, Technology & Innovation Act, 2013) and mandated to undertake multidisciplinary research and development in industrial and allied technologies including; Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Power Resources, Leather Technologies, Textile Technology, Industrial Chemistry Environment, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Food Technology, Ceramics and Clay Technologies, Information Communication & Technology (ICT) and Mining.
Thirty-five (35) beneficiaries in food processing: 5 in sanitary pad making technologies were incubated and coached to develop bankable business plans.
Over a hundred products were developed, improved and inspected for award of KEBS standardization mark of quality.
Ten (10) incubatees successfully applied for Intellectual Property Rights (trademarkes)
Facilitation to attain "Main in Kenya" brand and linkages to private and public sectors for access to a range of services.
