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Strengthen SMEs, CS Adan urges counties

Aska Kerubo receives a symbolic cheque from Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed (right) and Kisii County Governor James Ongwae (third right) at the end of Kisii County Entrepreneurship Summit yesterday. Ms Kerubo was overall winner in the innovation category.[PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/STANDARD]

Industrialisation and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed has called on county governments to strengthen Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

This will help them deal with competition between businesses, the CS noted. And to improve the business environment, he encouraged counties to reduce some of the levies they impose on traders. 

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