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Kenya's push to formalise small businesses may be doing more harm than good

Small business owners navigate the challenges of operating in Kenya’s informal economy. [File Courtesy]

Perhaps there is no language the government has not spoken to endear itself to small business owners.

If it is about translation, through its various agencies, the government has made efforts to explain its intention to them, all in an effort to bring them into the tax bracket.

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