The Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) actively participated in the Kenya Trade in Services Diagnostic Validation Workshop, convened by TradeMark Africa (TMA) under the REDIT Programme in collaboration with the UK Department for Business and Trade.
The engagement brought together key public and private sector stakeholders to validate findings and propose actionable reforms aimed at strengthening Kenya’s services export sector.
The discussions focused on priority sectors including ICT, Financial Services, Professional Services, BPO/ITES, and Transport & Logistics all critical drivers of export growth, job creation, and economic competitiveness.
MSEA’s key contributions included:
• Highlighting regulatory and compliance bottlenecks affecting MSMEs in accessing export markets
• Advocating for simplified licensing, taxation, and cross-border trade procedures
• Emphasizing the need for targeted capacity building to enhance MSME export readiness
• Promoting inclusive policy frameworks to ensure MSMEs benefit from international trade opportunities.
Through this engagement, MSEA reinforced its strategic role as a bridge between policy and enterprise development, ensuring that MSME perspectives are integrated into national and bilateral trade frameworks.
The workshop also underscored opportunities for strengthened UK–Kenya collaboration in areas such as technology transfer, skills development, and regulatory alignment to unlock growth in the services sector.
MSEA remains committed to supporting MSMEs to scale, compete globally, and fully participate in Kenya’s expanding trade in services ecosystem.
Stakeholders present included; Trademark Africa, British Commerce of Chamber, KEPSA, Office of the Attorney General, IRA, The engineers board of Kenya, Kenya Bankers Associaton, Ministry of foreign affairs, EPZA among others.
By Anthony Solly
