{"id":7401,"date":"2025-10-08T03:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2025-10-08T03:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:44:12","slug":"richard-muteti-meets-comesa-business-council-ceo-presents-sme-handbook-to-strengthen-regional-msme-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/10\/08\/richard-muteti-meets-comesa-business-council-ceo-presents-sme-handbook-to-strengthen-regional-msme-development\/","title":{"rendered":"RICHARD MUTETI MEETS COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL CEO, PRESENTS SME HANDBOOK TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL MSME DEVELOPMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of the *Confederation of Micro and Small Enterprises Organization of East Africa (CMSEOEA), **Mr. Richard Muteti, OGW, who also serves as the **National Chairman of the Sub-Saharan Skills and Apprenticeship Network Kenya Chapter (SASANET), today held a strategic meeting with **Mr. Teddy Soobramanien, the Chief Executive Officer of the *<em>COMESA Business Council (CBC)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting took place on the sidelines of the <em>COMESA Business Forum &amp; Exhibition<\/em> at the <em>Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)<\/em> in Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the engagement, Mr. Muteti presented the <em>SME Handbook<\/em> to the CBC CEO, highlighting the vital role that <em>Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)<\/em> play in driving economic transformation, regional integration, and inclusive growth across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored the importance of collaborative efforts between COMESA institutions and MSME organizations to create enabling environments that enhance competitiveness, innovation, and sustainability within the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMSMEs are the heartbeat of Africa\u2019s economy. Strengthening their capacity and participation in regional trade will be key to unlocking shared prosperity across the continent,\u201d said Mr. Muteti.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of both CMSEOEA and CBC to deepen cooperation in policy dialogue, skills development, and market access for MSMEs within the COMESA region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief Executive Officer of the *Confederation of Micro and Small Enterprises Organization of East&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7402,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401\/revisions\/7402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}