Senator Okenyuri sponsors bill to protect street vendors

An aerial view of Nairobi's Kawangware market on July 03, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri has sponsored a bill in the Senate seeking to provide a framework to regulate street vending across the country.

Okenyuri said small scale trade contributes significantly to the growth of trade in the country and that currently there is no legal framework governing street vending that has contributed to massive challenges within the sector.