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Nairobi partners with KNCCI to ease cost of doing business

Sacco ReviewSeptember 18, 202603 mins

Nairobi partners with the private sector to improve the business environment Reforms target licensing, compliance and access to markets and finance New digital platform seeks to make trade fair participation easier for businesses The Nairobi City County Government has partnered with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) to reduce the cost of…

ASK gears up to host climate-smart trade fair in Nairobi

Sacco ReviewSeptember 16, 202604 mins

Nairobi International Trade Fair returns with focus on climate-smart agriculture Hundreds of exhibitors and international participants expected at Jamhuri Park Businesses will showcase products, innovations and agricultural technologies The Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) will host the 2026 Nairobi International Trade Fair from September 28 to October 4 at the Jamhuri Park Showground, with this…

President Ruto launching the Affordable housing in Mukuru

AHB moves to reallocate homes to 300 sidelined Mukuru residents

Sacco ReviewSeptember 3, 202604 mins

AHB promises fresh housing allocations for about 300 verified Mukuru applicants. Another 164 enumerated residents who missed out are also set to benefit. Some units will be reclassified as social housing to address the allocation dispute. The Affordable Housing Board (AHB) has announced plans to correct a wave of missed allocations in Mukuru, promising fresh…

Nairobi traders strike, march to KRA over rising taxes

Sacco ReviewAugust 28, 202603 mins

Nairobi traders strike over rising taxes and import costs. Protesters march to KRA over the new cargo valuation. Traders warn higher costs could push up consumer prices. Small-scale traders in Nairobi have launched a strike and marched to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices to protest against rising taxes and import costs, saying the new measures…

Sakaja rules out hawking ban, seeks balance for MSMEs

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202604 mins

Sakaja rules out a total hawking ban, offering relief to thousands of informal traders Nairobi County plans to control where and when hawkers can operate Governor seeks a balance between street traders and formal MSMEs facing business costs Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has ruled out a ban on street hawking in the capital, saying the…

Gikomba Market transformation to boost safety and SME trade

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 202605 mins

Gikomba Market is getting three modern blocks to improve safety and trading conditions. Phase One will provide stalls for up to 7,000 traders. The complex will feature a day care centre, ICT hub and fire station. Nairobi’s Gikomba Market is undergoing a major transformation, with three multi-storey blocks rising as the government replaces its congested…

Nairobi County approves Ksh 49.27bn budget, boosts MSMEs, co-ops

Sacco ReviewJuly 31, 202604 mins

Nairobi approves Ksh 49.27bn budget with no new taxes or fee hikes. Ksh 190m set aside for MSMEs, alongside funding for markets and local hubs. Infrastructure spending expected to support traders and strengthen Sacco growth. Nairobi County Assembly has passed Ksh 49.27 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, with fresh funding directed at small…

KRA announces key executive appointments to drive digital and policy reforms

Sacco ReviewDecember 12, 202506 mins

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced two major executive appointments approved by its Board, marking a significant step in the agency’s ongoing organisational transformation, technology modernisation, and evidence‑driven tax policy agenda. The appointments, which take effect on 12th January 2026, are expected to strengthen KRA’s leadership capacity as it accelerates reforms across its operational…

Kenyans receiving services at the Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters. PHOTO/KRA

KRA warns businesses to vet suppliers after court upholds Ksh773M missing‑trader tax case

Sacco ReviewDecember 12, 202505 mins

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has urged businesses across the country to strengthen their due diligence processes and transact only with credible suppliers, following a recent High Court ruling that reinforced efforts to dismantle the growing missing‑trader scheme. Speaking during a leadership forum, Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga said the fraudulent scheme continues to undermine fair…

CS Cooperatives Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya in meeting with officials from the World Bank Group at the Delta Centre in Nairobi last year.

Oparanya meets World Bank Officials to advance reforms in Kenya’s Cooperative Sector

Sacco ReviewDecember 11, 202502 mins

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, on Monday held a high-level meeting with officials from the World Bank Group at the Delta Centre in Nairobi. The engagement brought together key development partners to assess ongoing reforms and map out strategies aimed at transforming Kenya’s cooperative sector…