<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572</id><updated>2024-11-08T18:33:56.676+03:00</updated><category term="Introduction."/><category term="Credit Rating for MSME&#39;s"/><title type='text'>Small &amp;amp; Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</title><subtitle type='html'>Promoting the Growth and Development of the Small Businesses (SME&#39;s) in the East African Community</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>110</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-868157801935123558</id><published>2022-04-01T22:31:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2022-04-01T22:31:01.014+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti hands the SME Handbook to His Excellency Mr. Wamkele Mene Secretary General – AfCFTA Secretariat:</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Richard Muteti CEO of the Confederation of Informal Sector Organizations
East Africa and Jua Kali Sector Federation in kenya Hands the SME Handbook to
His Excellency Mr. Wamkele Mene Secretary General – AfCFTA Secretariat on the
sidelines of the Employers’ Annual Conference 2022.The African Continental Free
Trade Area (AfCFTA) seeks to create a single market for goods and services in
order to deepen the economic integration of Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/868157801935123558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/868157801935123558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/868157801935123558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/868157801935123558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2022/04/richard-muteti-hands-sme-handbook-to.html' title='Richard Muteti hands the SME Handbook to His Excellency Mr. Wamkele Mene Secretary General – AfCFTA Secretariat:'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-96397333365704451</id><published>2022-02-22T23:42:00.005+03:00</published><updated>2022-02-22T23:42:38.502+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti hands over tools of trade to young entrepreneurs in Makueni</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Richard Muteti the Chief Executive Officer of
the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations Handing over tools of
trade to at least 184 young entrepreneurs in Makueni County to start and grow
their businesses in the Jua Kali/MSMEs sector under the &quot;Ujuzi Teke
Teke&quot;(Skills on the go) Youth Empowerment Programme in Makueni County with
H. E. Governor Kivutha Kibwana,. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0f1419; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Ujuzi
Teketeke is a 8-week youth life skills training initiative where learners are
attached to established craftsmen for on-the-job training to equip young people
with industrial skills.Those who successfully complete the training are issued
start-up kits to start their own biz&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;. The programme is supported by the
National Industrial Training Authority &amp;amp; Kenya National Federation of
Juakali Association. Areas of focus include:Catering, Barber and salon,
Mechanics, Plumbing, Carpentry, Masonry, Photography &amp;amp; video production,
Agribusiness, Tailoring &amp;amp;Welding.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;A&amp;nbsp;Youth Empowerment Programme, targeting
hundreds of young people in the informal
sector&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/96397333365704451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/96397333365704451' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/96397333365704451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/96397333365704451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2022/02/richard-muteti-hands-over-tools-of.html' title='Richard Muteti hands over tools of trade to young entrepreneurs in Makueni'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-5047592194885094405</id><published>2021-12-13T19:50:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2021-12-13T19:50:18.054+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti honored in Kenya</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt;&quot;&gt;Mr. Richard
Muteti was honored by the National Jua Kali Sector leadership for his service
to the Jua Kali sector in Kenya at a national leaders’ conference in Naivasha, November
2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;Mr. Muteti
received the certificate of Honor for 15 years of outstanding leadership,
valuable contribution and exemplary service and dedication to the growth,
development and promotion of the Jua Kali/MSMEs Sector in Kenya for the period
of 2005-2021&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;During this period, Muteti has been involved with the
creation of the 4K MSE 2030 Initiative, a mass production initiative of
dignified products by the Jua Kali sector, championed and advocated for the MSE
Bill that was enacted into MSE Act 2012, that led to the establishment of the
Micro and Small Enterprises Authority in Kenya, has championed the relationship
between the technical and vocational Institutions and the Jua Kali artisans, conceptualized
and produced the first series of the SME Handbook in Kenya and has been
Managing the East African Community Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Trade
Fairs for the six EAC Partner States since 2008 meant to open up the regional market to small businesses&amp;amp; integrate
the EAC, and was elected as the Chairman of the COMESA Business Council SMEs
Work-Group among other notable achievements &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/5047592194885094405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/5047592194885094405' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/5047592194885094405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/5047592194885094405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/12/richard-muteti-honored-in-kenya.html' title='Richard Muteti honored in Kenya'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-4421964919653084785</id><published>2021-08-13T12:23:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2021-08-13T12:23:01.561+03:00</updated><title type='text'>HON. DR. PETER MATHUKI , EAC SG MEETS REGIONAL MSMEs SECTOR LEADERS </title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Richard Muteti CMSEO-EA and Jua Kali Sector CEO, leads a meeting between
the East African Community Secretary General &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;color: #0f1419; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki &lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 17.5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;and EAC regional representatives of the
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Sector in a high level meeting led by the
Confederation of Micro and Small Enterprises Organization East Africa
(CMSEO-EA).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 17.5pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;A number of issues were deliberated on, including enhancing support for
the Annual EAC MSMEs Trade Fair that brings together thousands of MSEs to open
up market frontiers, promote cross border trade, closing the gaps in trade and
promotes dialogue between regional small businesses among others. The participants
agreed to work together to create a mechanism and instruments that addresses a
regional MSMEs policy, access to affordable credit, strengthening MSEs
visibility and the need for mass vaccinations to the small business owners who
cross the regional borders every day. The EAC SG thanked the MSEs sector for
being resilient during this pandemic period by continuing to create jobs and
opportunities. The EAC SG was accompanied by the EAC Director General, Customs
and Trade among other officials while CMSEO-EA was represented by the Chapter
leaders from the six EAC Partner States and Richard Muteti, the CMSEO-EA and Jua Kali Sector CEO&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/4421964919653084785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/4421964919653084785' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/4421964919653084785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/4421964919653084785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/08/hon-dr-peter-mathuki-eac-sg-meets.html' title='HON. DR. PETER MATHUKI , EAC SG MEETS REGIONAL MSMEs SECTOR LEADERS '/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-7605525713615653537</id><published>2021-08-10T16:50:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2021-08-10T16:50:02.394+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti the MSMEs and Jua Kali Sector Chief attends the EAC EABC CEOs Breakfast meeting in Nairobi</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;calling for the development, promotion and certification of informal/MSMEs sector skills in the EAC region to improve their competitiveness and productivity. “we must prepare the MSMEs Sector players to take advantage of the African continental free trade area- during the EABC CEO breakfast roundtable with EAC Secretary General - Kenyan Chapter held today 06/08/2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div dir=&quot;auto&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;MSMEs constitute more than 80 percent of all total jobs in EAC region&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/7605525713615653537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/7605525713615653537' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/7605525713615653537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/7605525713615653537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/08/richard-muteti-msmes-and-jua-kali.html' title='Richard Muteti the MSMEs and Jua Kali Sector Chief attends the EAC EABC CEOs Breakfast meeting in Nairobi'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-4162841365035169849</id><published>2021-08-10T16:46:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2021-08-10T16:46:11.820+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti EAC Regional MSMEs and Jua Kali Sector Chief attends an EASTRIP Meeting in Addis, Ethiopia in July 2021</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Three East African countries are participating in the Eastern Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), i.e. Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The project supports the development of highly specialized Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs as well as industry-recognized short term certificate level training, and is targeting regional priority sectors in transport, energy, manufacturing and ICT / the project promotes the mobility of students and faculty within and beyond the region and will establish a community of practice of TVET in the region. A quality demand-driven TVET system can be a powerful engine for youth skills development leading to employment and poverty alleviation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;Mr. Richard Muteti is also the Chairman of the COMESA Business Council SMEs Work-Group&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/4162841365035169849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/4162841365035169849' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/4162841365035169849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/4162841365035169849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/08/richard-muteti-eac-regional-msmes-and.html' title='Richard Muteti EAC Regional MSMEs and Jua Kali Sector Chief attends an EASTRIP Meeting in Addis, Ethiopia in July 2021'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-184652644143908808</id><published>2021-03-24T23:41:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2021-03-24T23:41:15.496+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti and Makueni County Government youth empowerment</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Richard Muteti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;&quot;&gt;, the Jua kali sector chief in Kenya leads the
youth empowerment programme in Makueni County where Jua Kali Federation and
National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) partners to empower and promote
entrepreneurship and creation of jobs for the youth in Makueni,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #050505; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Historic&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;the Jua Kali
Associations Worksites in Makueni will be used as assessment centers for the
training programmes, MSEA has constructed and refurbished the Jua Kali
constituency industrial development centers&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/184652644143908808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/184652644143908808' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/184652644143908808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/184652644143908808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/03/richard-muteti-and-makueni-county.html' title='Richard Muteti and Makueni County Government youth empowerment'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-8644818489147331161</id><published>2021-03-07T20:02:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2021-03-07T20:02:30.355+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti and the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;&quot;&gt;Richard
Muteti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;, the Jua kali sector chief in Kenya leads the Jua Kali
Sector in partnering with National Industrial Training Authority (&lt;b&gt;NITA)
aimed at enhancing artisans’ skills, a &lt;/b&gt;Move to support growth of the Jua Kali sector.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;the
partnership means Jua Kali artisans can acquire specific skills suited to their
trade for a small fee and that an artisan who has a specific job can walk into
a NITA Centre to use the specialized equipment suited for that job and pay a
small fee.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;the
program will also allow skilled artisans but who have no papers to be certified
and be officially recognized as professional workers.it is an open program. One
only needs to go to NITA and demonstrate the skills that they have. And NITA
will use their own systems to certify them&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;With
over 80 per cent of the Kenyan economy anchored on the informal sector, a role
significantly played by the Jua Kali sector, enabling the players in the
industry through skills up-skilling ad re-skilling is necessary. This way, the
workers can produce higher quality goods and services that can also be exported
to the international market.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Mr.
Richard Muteti is also the Chairman of COMESA Business Council SMEs Work-Group as well as the Head of Secretariat/CEO&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;of the Confederation of
Micro and Small Enterprises Organisation East Africa (CMSEO-EA) and The
Regional EAC Project Manager of the EAC MSMEs Trade Fairs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: 16.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/8644818489147331161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/8644818489147331161' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/8644818489147331161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/8644818489147331161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/03/richard-muteti-and-national-industrial.html' title='Richard Muteti and the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA)'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-6573619867983054641</id><published>2021-03-07T19:49:00.004+03:00</published><updated>2021-03-07T20:13:16.197+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti congratulates Hon. Dr.  Peter Mathuki</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Richard Muteti who is also the Chairman
of COMESA Business Council SMEs Work-Group&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;leads the East African Community Confederation
of Micro and Small Enterprises Organization East Africa (CMSEO-EA) along with
the CMSEOEA Executives in congratulating Hon. Dr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Peter Mathuki, The new Secretary General of
the East African Community&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;CMSEO-EA noted that Hon. Dr. Mathuki’s appointment
was a great honour to the private sector and especially the EAC regional Micro
and Small Entrepreneurs who form the majority of the population in the region. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Mathuki’s
long standing commitment and support of the East African Community integration
process through trade and investment in his previous assignments and his
ability to converge different views from partner states is highly commendable.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;CMSEOEA
noted that MSMEs sector is proud of Mathuki and&amp;nbsp;is confident that the
development and success of the Small Businesses sector is in good hands. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;CMSEOEA
looks forward to a good working relation with the EAC going forward&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/6573619867983054641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/6573619867983054641' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/6573619867983054641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/6573619867983054641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2021/03/richard-muteti-congratulates-hon.html' title='Richard Muteti congratulates Hon. Dr.  Peter Mathuki'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-8988210032793515583</id><published>2019-05-03T11:22:00.001+03:00</published><updated>2019-05-03T11:22:31.016+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Richard Muteti and Intellectual Property Rights</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;Richard Muteti, CEO, Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations and also Chairman of COMESA Business Council SMEs Work-Group leads a group of 300 small business owners from the Artisans National jua kali federation in participating in training on the use of Intellectual Property Rights to improve productivity and competitiveness among MSMEs at KICC with representation from several Counties-Protecting MSMEs Innovations in Kenya in support of Kenya&#39;s Agenda 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/kuOtYHCzVPE&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/3MSulRx4dqI&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/8574119948567141242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/8574119948567141242' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/8574119948567141242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/8574119948567141242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2019/03/manufacturing-sector-is-one-of.html' title='Manufacturing Sector Is One Of Governments Big Four Agenda'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/3MSulRx4dqI/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-3423255948432418218</id><published>2018-12-27T12:37:00.003+03:00</published><updated>2018-12-27T12:44:40.660+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Kenya Hosts the 19th EAC Jua Kali/ Nguvu Kazi MSMEs Exhibition.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Close to 2000 Small
Business Owners from 40 Counties and 5 EAC Partner States attend the 19th EAC
Jua Kali MSMEs Exhibition in Eldoret&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;showcasing the various products and services from SMEs and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;graced by H.E. Deputy
President of Kenya Hon. Ruto, Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization and Trade
Hon. Munya, H.E Hon. Mandago, Governor of Uasin Gishu County among other dignitaries
from the EAC Partner States. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;The nine (9) day event (2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt;-10&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;
December 2018) &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;was managed by Mr.
Richard Muteti the Regional Project Manager of the EAC Jua Kali/ Nguvu Kazi
Exhibitions and who also&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #666666; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;serves the Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in various capacities both within Kenya,
East African Community and the COMESA region in general. Muteti is the founder
of Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa (SMES-EA) and author of the
inaugural “ SME Handbook” series in Kenya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Secretariat: SMES-EA&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Preparation for the 19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt; Jua Kali/Nguvu
Kazi Exhibition on Top Gear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The
County organizing committee drawn from the County Government of Uasin Gishu
which is planning the 19th Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi exhibition on 8&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;,
November 2018 met with the project manager Mr. Richard Muteti. They briefed him
on the level of preparedness they have put in place for the success of the event.
The team was joined the next day by The County Minister and the CEO of the
Department of Trade and Industry along with representatives from the National Organizing
Committee and the CISO Kenya Chapter Secretary General&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Speaking
in the meeting, Mr. Muteti who is also the Chairman of the COMESA Business
Council SMEs Work-Group noted that he was pleased with all the measures placed
by the administration terming it as being “o&lt;span class=&quot;textexposedshow&quot;&gt;n top
of the game.&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;He asked the local committee to synchronize and
compare notes with both national and regional organizing committees for the
seamless flow of activities.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The East Africa 19th Jua Kali exhibition is expected
to commence on 2nd -10th December, at Eldoret Sports Club, Uasin Gishu County
where over 1500 artisans are expected to parade their locally made products.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Representatives from the County Kenya National Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Informal Sector Organization (CISO)
and other stakeholders were also in attendance.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;background: white; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;The project manager added that communication will be
made to other Government agencies such as KRA to freely allow free movement of
goods and services from all six-member states set to participate in the
exhibition.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;19&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;
EAC Jua Kali/ Nguvu Kazi Exhibition Brief&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;The Republic of Kenya will be hosting the 19&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;
EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi (MSMEs) Exhibition in December 2018, the event is organize
by the East African Community, The Six (6) Partner States of the EAC Community
and the East African Confederation of Informal Sector Organizations (EA-CISO)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;This event is held annually on rotational basis
among East Africa Community (EAC) member states in order to expand and promote
cross border trade for Micro and Small Enterprises products and services; and
contribute towards the integration of East Africa Community through cultural
exchanges during the exhibition&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;The event aims at enhancing regional integration
through promotion of trade activities for the MSME sector products and services
at a regional level&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;The 19&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; EAC Expo will be held in
Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County in Kenya where 1,500 exhibitors drawn from the six EAC Partner
States are going to attend &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Richard
Muteti&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Regional
Project Manager&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;EAC
Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi Exhibitions&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Meeting the Vice
Chancellor and the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Co-operative University of
Kenya&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Strengthening the
partnerships and linkages between the Small Businesses Sector and the
cooperative movement in Kenya-&lt;/span&gt;Myriads of opportunities to be harnessed &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.5pt;&quot;&gt;The Co-operative University of Kenya&lt;/span&gt; is
a specialized university in a unique niche of the economy sustaining millions
of lives in Kenya. The institution has played a key role in setting the
co-operative agenda in the nation which has contributed in shaping Kenya’s
economy, among the issues discussed were:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Formation of cooperatives&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Training members of the MSME associations&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Opportunities for incubation, innovation, commercialization of ideas and
capacity building among others&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;RICHARD MUTETI CEO Jua Kali Federation viewing Vehicle body building
skills in-house&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #1d2129; font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot; /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;Inspecting the manufacturing of bodies for passenger-carrying
vehicles by the Jua Kali sector at Kariobangi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot; /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;background: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;&quot;&gt;our partnership with the TVETs will benefit through
recognition of members prior and on the job learning outcomes through
certification of their hard-earned competencies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Nairobi, Kenya – 10 October 2016. The African Union Commission (AUC) began today the process of validating the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Strategy and Master Plan 2017-2021 during a two-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of the initiative is to develop an African Union strategic framework which will support the implementation of the Accelerated Industrial Development of Africa (AIDA) and Africa’s sustainable economic transformation under Agenda 2063. The workshop was attended by the Senior Industry Officers from the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Private Sector and Development Partners. AUC and UNECA officials co-chaired the working sessions&lt;/div&gt;
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The SME Strategy and Master Plan 2017-2021 aims, among others, at improving the continental business environment, increasing business formation, supporting formalization of growth-oriented informal enterprises and startups, increasing SME/Is, MSMEs and entrepreneurs’ participation in regional and global value chains and promoting innovative financing.&lt;/div&gt;
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Mrs. Treasure Thembisile Maphanga, Director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the African Union Commission, commended participants for their continuous commitment in supporting the Department of Trade and Industry to contribute to the sustainable structural transformation of the continent through Industrialization. She praised RECs and Experts from various institutions including the European Union, JICA, Traidlinks, UNCTAD, UNECA and Canadian Government who worked closely with the Commission during the last few months by providing comments and inputs in order to enrich the draft SME Strategy and Master Plan. The Director pointed out that Industrialization has recently become a high priority for more countries and more cooperating partners. She echoed the tragedy that migrants are going through while trying to join Europe and the high rate of youth’s unemployment. According to her, the continent’s industrialization appears to be the winning strategy that will accelerate job creation and poverty alleviation for the coming years in addition to support the continent’s sustainable structural transformation.&lt;/div&gt;
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Mrs. Maphanga referred to some key statistics about the youth population in Africa to highlight the importance of taking advantage of its full potential. “In 2015, 226 million youth aged 15-24 lived in Africa, accounting for 19 per cent of the global youth population.&amp;nbsp; By 2030, it is projected that the number of youth in Africa will have increased by 42 per cent. Africa’s youth population is expected to continue to grow throughout the remainder of the 21st century, more than doubling from current levels by 2055”, she emphasized. She urged the audience to deepen its reflections and support productive capacities while discussing the issue of youth and start-ups. To harness the youth’s demographic dividend, which is the 2017 theme of the African Union, the Director for Trade and Industry indicated that research has identified some policy actions related to SME Development as key levers. “According to the findings, economic reforms to create more quality jobs with multiplier effects, enhance innovation and productivity of the informal sector and support graduation from small to medium sized enterprises, as well as transformative education to focus on innovation, skills development, science and technology and entrepreneurship are winning strategies”, she underscored.&lt;/div&gt;
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The SME Strategy and Master Plan identifies initiatives that should be undertaken in the next five years that are aimed at unleashing the potential of SME/Is and MSMEs - the drivers of African economies’ growth to create employment, reduce poverty and promote by ensuring that women, young people and underserved populations, including those in rural areas, benefit from economic growth.&lt;/div&gt;
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The EABC was represented by Mr. Richard Muteti the SME focal point&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;&quot;&gt;The East
African community Jua Kali / Nguvu Kazi exhibition was started in 1999 at
Arusha in Tanzania during the signing of the treaty that established the East
African Community .It is &amp;nbsp;a yearly
rotational initiative started by the East African community Secretariat In
collaboration with the EAC Partner States through the East African Confederation
of Informal Sector Organizations (EA-CISO) . the regional exhibition acts as a
platform for carrying out marketing initiatives for the Micro and Small Enterprises
(MSEs) products and services which has been branded &lt;b&gt;“JUA KALI /NGUVU KAZI”&lt;/b&gt;. This exhibition was the 17&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;
since its inception&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;After &amp;nbsp;the inauguration&amp;nbsp; of the first regional exhibition &amp;nbsp;in Arusha (1999), subsequent &amp;nbsp;exhibitions have been held in Nairobi (2000
and 2001), Kampala (2002), Dar es Salaam (2003) Mombasa (2004), Kampala (2005),
Dar es Salaam (2006) ,Nairobi (2007), Kigali (2008), Dar es Salaam (2009), Kampala
(2011), Bujumbura (2012), Nairobi (2013) , Kigali (2014), Dar es Salaam (2015) and
the 17&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Exhibition in Kampala &amp;nbsp;in 2016. The exhibition exposes the MSEs to
the vast Regional market of over &amp;nbsp;140
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new market for their products and bridging-up the technological gaps between
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Mr. Richard Muteti who is the Regional Project Manager and it was held at the UMA exhibition grounds in Kampala Uganda from 5th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;to 11th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;DECEMBER, 2016&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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High level meeting held today between the Kenyan Members of
Parliament from the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Micro and Small
enterprises Authority (MSEA) and&amp;nbsp; EAC
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The current status of the MSE and the MSE ecosystem in Kenya
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A brief on the MSE regional harmonization and cross border
trade within the East African Region presented by Mr. Richard Muteti, CEO of
Kenya National federation of Jua Kali Associations and current Regional Project
Manager of the EAC Jua Kali/ Nguvu Kazi Exhibitions&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The role of EAC on MSEs&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The meeting come up with several recommendations and agreed
on a number of ways to promote and develop the small businesses sector both in
Kenya and the EAC region&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;theme, “Building Sustainable Sourcing Partnerships between SMEs
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Association of Manufacturers and &amp;nbsp;the Kenya National Federation of Jua
Kali Associations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;This capacity strengthening exercise is focused on the
development of an action plan on strengthening the inclusiveness of SMEs into
value chains at firm and sectoral level in Africa. The end result is to create
a sustainable sourcing system from indigenous Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs) that ensures business meet the standards required for them to
effectively participate in a competitive supply chain network of corporate
companies present in the region.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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in the agro manufacturing and agriculture sectors by large corporate companies
in the COMESA region through training on the Global Food Safety Management
Systems, and facilitating the integration of the SMEs into the competitive
supply chain network of corporate companies and key regional value chains.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Richard N. Muteti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;CEO,&amp;nbsp;Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Associations
(KNFJKA)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Director, Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa
(SMEs-EA)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Chairman, COMESA&amp;nbsp;Business&amp;nbsp;Council SMEs Workgroup&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/feeds/2261079267904565061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/803584765586325572/2261079267904565061' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/2261079267904565061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/803584765586325572/posts/default/2261079267904565061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smeseastafrica.blogspot.com/2016/03/comesa-busines-council-local-sourcing.html' title='COMESA BUSINES COUNCIL - LOCAL SOURCING for PARTNERSHIPS WORKSHOP takes place in Kenya, from the 23rd to 26th February 2016'/><author><name>Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14447473230741986675</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiAL6gWhrsVnCEuK8uhRsPKABrNn4kOwjq-nBS3dPrYz9rKaxbBbIqnZGrx8ApvO4YryYWBcCeNIlfdb8POYuW4YEslV4tuCZDQSguMBNaB7woSTT7OBDgw-Hz7QKHw/s220/DSC01717.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803584765586325572.post-8289127008647055593</id><published>2015-10-27T11:22:00.000+03:00</published><updated>2015-10-27T11:53:33.562+03:00</updated><title type='text'>Launch of the SME Handbook (Second Edition)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.8px; text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; featuring Information, Services and Products for small business owners in Kenya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Monday, 26&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;
October, 2015 at the Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi&lt;/b&gt; -The second edition of the SME
Handbook has been launched by&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;Hon.
Adan Mohammed, Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization and Enterprise
Development. The Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of information, products
and services for small business owners in Kenya aimed at addressing the
critical need for information on service providers in the SME sector.&lt;/div&gt;
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The updated second edition reflects the current dynamics of the ever
growing information needs by small business owners (SMEs) in Kenya. &lt;b&gt;The book also gives special attention to
the now devolved services.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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“We are excited to launch The
Handbook which comes in to seal the information gap that exists between
opportunities and SMEs. Lack of knowledge on where to access business services
and products by small businesses continues to be a major obstacle to their
development and growth. This is despite the fact that a lot of organizations
have a lot of services for small business people&lt;b&gt;. Scanty information about the market is also hindering SMEs from
taking advantage of emerging opportunities&lt;/b&gt;. The second edition of the SME Handbook brings all relevant
information in a single easy to read book,” remarked Richard Muteti, the SME
Handbook Project team leader&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;At
the function the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;&quot;&gt;Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization and
Enterprise Development noted “&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;A1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 9.0pt;&quot;&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Government fully rec­ognises the critical role that the private sector,
development partners, and other stakeholders are playing in ensuring appropriate
products and services are availed to MSMEs&lt;/b&gt;. This is why my ministry has
collaborated with the SME Handbook which is in line with the national goal of
developing this sector as the &lt;b&gt;government
continues to support similar initiatives that help in reaching our objectives
for the sector.&lt;/b&gt;”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The second edition of the SME Handbook will be distributed through the
National and County Government information centres, various apex Business member
organizations in the Micro, Small &amp;amp; Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Women and
Young Entrepreneurs sector, national and county business information centers
among other outlets.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The &lt;b&gt;first edition of the SME
Handbook was launched in September, 2011&lt;/b&gt; by the then Minister for Trade.
The Handbook received a lot of support from both the public and private sector
and was adopted by the Ministry of Trade and key institutions, as a reference
publication in the Business Information Centers (BICs) situated across the
country&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The SME Handbook is a project of Small and Medium Enterprise Support,
East Africa (SMES, EA) through the SME Handbook Secretariat in collaboration
with a technical team of key public and private sector stakeholders.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;SMEs, especially those located upcountry; have major problems accessing
business services largely because there is little awareness&lt;/b&gt; of what the
market is offering.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;SMEs have been cited as one of the key sectors expected to drive
Kenya’s Economic growth&lt;/b&gt;. This sector is also expected to provide the bulk
of jobs for youth.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The SME Handbook Project is
headed by &lt;b&gt;Mr. Richard Muteti &lt;/b&gt;who is The SME Handbook Project Team Leader and Directed by &lt;b&gt;Ms
Lydiah Njoroge&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Preparation for the second edition of The SME Handbook is underway to facilitate
small businesses Access to Services &amp;amp; Products&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Lack of information on where to
access business services and products by small businesses continues to be a
major obstacle to their development and growth.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The second edition of the comprehensive SME Handbook aimed at
addressing the critical need for information on service providers to the SME
sector in Kenya is currently being developed. The Handbook is a project of the
Small and Medium Enterprise Support, East Africa (SMES, EA) and is being produced
and published in collaboration with several stakeholders from both the private
and public sector in Kenya &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The first edition of the SME Handbook was launched in September, 2011
by Hon. Chirau Ali Mwakwere, the then Minister for Trade. The Handbook received
a lot of support from both the public and private sector and was adopted by the
Ministry of Trade and key institutions, as a key reference publication in the
Business Information Centers (BICs) situated across the country. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The second edition is being updated to reflect the current dynamics of
the ever growing information needs of the small businesses sector in Kenya and
will give special attention to the now devolved services from both the private
and public sector.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The second edition is set for launch in the third quarter of 2015. It
will be distributed through the various apex member organizations in the Micro,
Small &amp;amp; Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Women and Young Entrepreneurs sector,
national and county Government business information centers among other
outlets.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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SMEs, especially those located upcountry;
have major problems accessing business services largely because there is little
awareness of what the market is offering.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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This is a serious handicap, and
is hindering SMEs from seeking the services they desperately need to grow. This
is despite the fact that a lot of organizations have been formed in the last
few years specifically to address the business needs of SMEs. scant information
about the market is also hindering SMEs from taking advantage of emerging
opportunities.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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SMES have been cited as one of
the key sectors expected to drive the growth of the Kenyan economy, and are
expected to provide the bulk of jobs for Kenyan youth as well as being the
engine for economic development.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The initiative is headed by Mr.
Richard N. Muteti who is the team leader and is managed by Lydia Gacari who is
the project Director&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;For more information&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Team Leader,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The SME Handbook Secretariat&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;info@thesmehandbook.com&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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