Governor Mike Sonko (right) is greeted by a hawker on Tom Mboya Street in the city centre. FILE PHOTO | NMG
A section of Nairobi hawkers, boda boda operators and matatu
owners are set to travel to Rwanda next month for a benchmarking
exercise.
The trip, which was first publicised about
three weeks ago, is part of a programme announced by City Hall targeting
at least 300 individuals who will travel to the neighbouring country to
learn best practices and new ideas to improve their businesses.
City
Hall deputy director of communications, Elkana Jacob, said the
individuals who will travel to Rwanda will be selected by their lobby
groups after Madaraka Day celebrations.
“The selection
process will be done after June 1 and it will be by the respective
associations representing the individuals,” said Mr Jacob on Tuesday.
Small-scale traders, boda boda riders and matatu operators will
each contribute 100 members to be taken to the East African country to
learn better ways of managing their trade.
Last week,
Governor Mike Sonko met leaders of the three associations at City Hall
ahead of the planned visit where he committed to ensure their economic
livelihoods are uplifted.
“We want them to learn from
the best. Our goal is to make Nairobians self-reliant and open up
business opportunities for everyone,” said Mr Sonko.
Monthly clean-up
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Boda Boda Safety Association national chairman Kevin Mubadi said that
apart from doing business professionally, the association will soon
start a cleaning programme in the city to be done at least once every
month.
“Our aim is the make the city a better place.
We, being small scale traders, are ready to learn from other cities the
way they are running their affairs and businesses," he said.
Vice
chair of Muthurwa market, Cecilia Wairimu, said that the Nairobi
receives many important individuals, among them foreign dignitaries.
“We
as hawkers and small scale traders are ready to learn new business
trends. We are also ready to move to the new markets that will be put up
by Governor Sonko,” she said.
On his part, Matatu
Welfare Association national chair, Dickson Mbugua, said that they are
ready to move out of the CBD in order to bring sanity to the area.
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