The government has been urged to make membership to the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) a procurement requirement for the country’s economic agenda. Addressing KNCCI leadership from 46 counties in Athi River on Wednesday, KNCCI Chairman Kiprono Kittony said most of the countries in the world such as Malaysia and Korea have made significant strides in business due to effective legislations to regulate trade industry. "For the country’s growth, both the county and national governments to be members of KNCCI," said Kittony. Kittony said the requirement would make it easier to regulate the trade industry and weed out unscrupulous traders thereby giving Kenyans quality goods and services. He noted that revenues would increase if the proposed KNCCI membership procurement requirement was effected by the government. Kittony said, "KNCCI is fully devolved to all the 47 counties. This has resulted in effective public participation as enshrined in the constitution, through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) between the governments and business community in all the counties." The chair spoke during the launch of a need assessment report for global best practices prepared by UNDP. Samuel Warwathe, Director KNCCI Central Province said the organisation was rejuvenating itself to deploy new strategies to tackle the country's economy. Warmathe said foundations laid by past governments as far as the country's industrialisation is concerned would only take root if the business community takes its rightful role in the society. He commended the government's projects such as the Standard Gauge Railway and Lapsset arguing the country requires strong economic pillars that would utilise the infrastructure to generate income.

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