City Hall and Housing and Urban Development department are developing policies to improve the state of markets in Nairobi. The National Markets Development Policy seeks to enhance synergy amongst traders, trade associations and regulators as well as standardise and formalise markets in seven counties. Nairobi, Kajiado, Meru, Nakuru, Nyamira Kiambu and Uasin Gishu are the seven pilot counties involved in the policy. "This policy is aimed at creating physical, environment and business-friendly trading infrastructure, enhance functionality and utilisation of public markets and trading facilities, inculcate and strengthen entrepreneurial skills among traders and establish cohesive and effective management models for public markets," she said. “We are also working on developing management models applicable to existing markets and new upcoming markets,” Gathangu said.

Source: The Star July 09, 2021 12:56 UTC