Editor's Review

The meeting comes days after protests by Nyamakima over china square operation. 

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Wednesday, March 1, met Nairobi traders and assured them of the government’s readiness to get rid of unfriendly policies threatening their businesses.

Speaking when he hosted the traders at Harambee House Annex for deliberations on an array of issues they said are an impediment to their businesses, the DP said his office was always open for engagement with the business owners and other Kenyans.

“This is a government that listens to the people. It's a guiding principle President William Ruto has entrenched in his administration and we are keen to ensure all our doors are open to anyone who wants to raise their grievances with us,” the Deputy President said. 

He noted that the government would not turn its back on the people who overwhelmingly voted for them saying owners of micro, small, and medium enterprises formed the bulk of their supporters.

Rigathi Gachagua Meets Nyamakima Traders. 

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“The government you elected cannot abandon you. It will always listen to you and ensure your businesses thrive,” he stated.

Gachagua asked the traders to allow the government to exhaustively look into the issues and come up with comprehensive feedback to their problems in the next three weeks.

The meeting was also attended by Cabinet Secretaries Kithure Kindiki (Interior and National Administration) and Alfred Mutua (Foreign and Diaspora Affairs), Trade Principal Secretary Alfred K’Ombudo, counterparts Abubakar Hassan Abubakar (Investment) and Julius Korir (Cabinet Affairs) and National Assembly Leader of Majority Kimani Ichung'wa.