Horticultural products exporter El Miqdad Hassan Nandwa.
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President William Ruto was on Thursday, November 10, impressed by a young horticultural exporter El'miqdad Hassan Nandwa who revealed that his company employs over fifty people on contractual basis.
Nandwa is the Managing Director of Fawakih Import and Export Ltd which exports all kinds of horticultural products from Kenya to other countries.
The budding entrepreneur was speaking at the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, which was graced by top government officials.
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"I am just 23-years-old, and I've been exporting pineapples, avocados, and all kinds of fruits."
"We also work with more than 20 small and large-scale farmers," Nandwa narrated.
He made a passionate plea to the president, in which he asked the government to lower exportation taxes.
"We are currently exporting an average of 60,000 tonnes of horticulture from Kenya to the international market," Nandwa added.
He, however, lamented that a lot of money made from exportation often go to tax holes.
Nandwa asked the president to intervene in order to ensure a conducive trading environment for Kenyan exporters.
In response, Ruto praised Nandwa for the good work and encouraged him to expand his scope of exportation business.
"We are building a technology super highway that will benefit the likes of Nandwa who is exporting goods from Kenya to the outside world," the president assured.
The president also mentioned that Kenyans will soon start exporting horticultural products to South Africa.
"By December this year, we will be exporting meat and other products to South Africa, thereby expanding our export market," Ruto affirmed.
The president encouraged members of the chamber, which is led by business magnet Richard Ngatia to advocate for a better business environment.
On his part, Trade, Industry and Investment Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria confirmed that KNCCI will soon be anchored in law.
"We will ensure that appropriate laws are enacted to give legitimacy to such bodies," Kuria affirmed.
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