Businesses lobby politicians to maintain safe environment ahead of Kenya’s General Election

Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro (right) with Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Chairman Amb. Dennis Awori (centre) and KEPSA's CEO Carole Kariuki during the first day of the Speaker's Roundtable between the Senate and KEPSA at Pride Inn Shanzu in Mombasa County on Friday 29th July 2016. PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD

MOMBASA: Private sector players are lobbying politicians to maintain a safe business environment even as they position themselves for next year’s General Election.

At a conference bringing together members of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and senators, members of the business community protested the polarization of the country at every election cycle, a move that pollutes the business environment lowering economic growth.