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18 million micro businesses: Kenya's forgotten economic powerhouse

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Staff packaging garments at the New Wide Garments Kenya EPZ Limited in Machakos County. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Whenever the conversation on small businesses is held, the micro sector is rarely mentioned. If it makes it as a mention, it is in passing.

It may be a slip of the tongue, an oblivious omission, or the palate's easiness in pronouncing the acronyms SME as compared to MSME - but this has finally gotten the attention of the State.

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