H.E Governor Mutahi Kahiga was pleased to host a team from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) led by the Chamber President Richard Ngatia and 2nd Vice Chamber President Fatma Elmaawy.
The team is in Nyeri County to follow up on an MoU signed between the Council of Governors and the Chamber last year.
Governor Kahiga pledged to continue working closely with the Chamber on matters development, budget making and business expansion opportunities post Covid.
He also called for public private partnership with the entity noting that there are various existing gaps which the Chamber can take advantage of with an aim of supporting local mwananchi such as linking the county with external markets for coffee, tea, macadamia, Hass avocados among others.
The Chamber President thanked the governor for his continued collaboration adding that they will work closely and look into value addition of export crops as well as linking the county products to markets.