Nairobi County has been named the “Most Supportive County” during the just concluded Small Business Awards 2023.
The Small Business Awards honor and reward women, youth, and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) who Small Businesses in Kenya who have excelled in performance and had a positive impact on their community and the organizations that help these Small businesses succeed.
An initiative of Biashara Africa, a United Nations member, is the Small Business Awards. With the aim of empowering and accelerating small companies to promote sustainable livelihoods and job opportunities, the Global Compact is a community of Women and Youth Owned Small companies.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, says “the nomination and subsequent winning the category of Most Supportive County category reflects the outstanding initiatives, programs, and policies that Nairobi City County has implemented to empower and uplift small businesses and startups.”
Victor Otieno, Chief Officer of the Digital Economy and Startups, explained the sector's plans to support the digitization of SMEs, particularly informal manufacturers, using cutting-edge methods like local and export market aggregations combined with decentralized manufacturing while collaborating with various value chain actors like the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations (KNFJKA), International Labor Organization (ILO), and Biashara Africa, among others.
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