By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorKenya’s position as a regional trade hub is the subject of a high-level discussion this week in Nairobi. At the centre of the ongoing Kenya Trade Week and Expo is the question: Is the country competitive enough to attract new investments and create more wealth? CHANGED LAWSPart of the improvement has arisen from the revision of trade laws and policies, eliminating restrictions and unnecessary hurdles that blocked investment. That counties have enacted laws that go against national policies or add layers to restrictions already imposed by the central government. REMOVE BARRIERSMonday, Trade Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya made a commitment to a review and harmonisation of the laws to ease business.

Source: Daily Nation July 30, 2018 20:26 UTC