Kibaki wants Africa states to focus on SME growth

President Kibaki yesterday challenged Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states to focus on infrastructure development, access to credit and industrialization in order to unleash the potential of micro, small and medium enterprises. Speaking in Kampala when he addressed the COMESA Heads of State Summit, President Kibaki said such enterprises constitute about 90 percent of African business operations and contribute over 50 percent of employment on the African continent...