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Other Trade Programmes and Projects
Establish and institutionalize the International Road Transport (T.I.R) Carnet in Kenya and its application in East Africa.
Establish an information system on goods and services that will collect, collate and disseminate trade information through Business Information Centers (BICs).
Development and institutionalization of capacity building and training programmes on technology, value addition and business procurement negotiation skills for traders associations and their members (Producer Business Groups/Business Membership Organizations).
Revitalization of Joint Loans Board Scheme through carrying out socio – economic impact assessment, establishing enabling legal and institutional framework and enhanced funding.
Develop Regulatory Reform Strategy.
Roll out an e-Registry that entails developing an Electronic platform for online license applications and payments.
Construction of Metrology laboratories in 47 counties to meet international best practices.
Formulate and implement the Private Sector Development Strategy II (2013 -2017).
Develop a strategy to address the infl ux of counterfeit goods.
Development and upgrading of 235 MSE Infrastructure worksites throughout the country.
MSE survey and informal sector surveys. Carry out Regulatory Impact Assessment – RIA Guidelines will be developed and all Regulators subjected to the RIA process for all upcoming regulations.
Implement Licensing and other Business Reforms.
Establishment of EMPRETEC Centre to provide entrepreneurial and management training, consultancy and counseling services to Micro, Small and Medium scale enterprises and other interest groups (MSMES).
Establishment of MSME Tool room and incubation center at Kenya Institute of Business Training Establishment of a MSME National Documentation Centre.
Establish an open learning programme centre on entrepreneurship in 47 counties.
Establish Trade Commission in key trading commercial capitals between 2013 and 2017 in USA (New York), Switzerland (Geneva), China (Shanghai), South Africa (Johannesburg), Belgium (Brussels), Germany (Frankfurt) and India (Mumbai).
Decentralize the operations of the Export Promotion Council to Counties and establish and operationalize a Centre for Product Design and Development.
Diversify export products and markets through market research in high potential markets and participation in export promotion programmes.
Attract investments in the export related value chains for production of value added products.
Establish a world class trade centre and a modern exhibition and convention centre.
Develop an Export Development Strategy.
Develop an e-trade policy.
Conclude negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EAC Partner States and the EU.
Formulate and implement a coherent regional integration strategy for Kenya.
Implement the EAC Single Customs Territory through introduction of tax payment at first point of entry.
Conclude negotiations on COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA.
Establish constituency women economic empowerment centers (WEECs).
