Kenya partners with Stanbic and Microsoft in digital skills drive
By ANA Reporter
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JOHANNESBURG - The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development has partnered with Stanbic Kenya Foundation and Microsoft to impart digital skills to more than 50,000 entrepreneurs.
In a statement on Monday, the government said this will be made possible through a partnership signed between the ministry and Stanbic Kenya Foundation to enhance the employability of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and Kenyan citizens through digital training.
This partnership will see the private sector players addressing a digital skills gap within the market through digital learning.
SEZ one-stop clearance shops plan suffers hitch
Wednesday December 16 2020
By JOHN MUTUA
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Parliament said that the Ministry of Trade did not show proof that it carried out public participation on the regulations that provided for the establishment of the one-stop shops under the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
Kenya’s bid to woo investors through one-stop shops for clearing foreign and local investors at special economic zones (SEZs) has suffered a hitch after Parliament shot down the regulations.
Parliament said that the Ministry of Trade did not show proof that it carried out public participation on the regulations that provided for the establishment of the one-stop shops under the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2020.