Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Women in Mombasa have been challenged not to shy away from doing business with the national and County governments through the robust Access to Government Procurement (AGPO) programme to be self-sufficient.
Women, Youths, and Persons Living with Disabilities have the upper hand in accessing government procurement opportunities, as the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015 has set aside 30 percent of government procurement opportunities for them.
The Executive Director of the Collaboration of Women in Development (CWID), Betty Sharon, urges SMEs to work together and not be used by businesspersons to access procurement opportunities.
Most of the time, women face financial constraints and are thus unable to complete tenders. "We want women to secure and complete them.
