Richard Muteti CMSEO-EA and Jua Kali Sector CEO, leads a meeting between the East African Community Secretary General Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki and EAC regional representatives of the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Sector in a high level meeting led by the Confederation of Micro and Small Enterprises Organization East Africa (CMSEO-EA).
A number of issues were deliberated on, including enhancing support for
the Annual EAC MSMEs Trade Fair that brings together thousands of MSEs to open
up market frontiers, promote cross border trade, closing the gaps in trade and
promotes dialogue between regional small businesses among others. The participants
agreed to work together to create a mechanism and instruments that addresses a
regional MSMEs policy, access to affordable credit, strengthening MSEs
visibility and the need for mass vaccinations to the small business owners who
cross the regional borders every day. The EAC SG thanked the MSEs sector for
being resilient during this pandemic period by continuing to create jobs and
opportunities. The EAC SG was accompanied by the EAC Director General, Customs
and Trade among other officials while CMSEO-EA was represented by the Chapter
leaders from the six EAC Partner States and Richard Muteti, the CMSEO-EA and Jua Kali Sector CEO
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