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Stakeholders' engagement as PLWD get business fee relief. [Benard Lusigi, Standard]
Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Kakamega County will no longer pay business licence fees and county levies following the passage of a Kakamega County Assembly Bill to promote economic inclusion and ease the financial burden on entrepreneurs living with disabilities.
Speaking during a stakeholders' meeting in Kakamega Town, Dr Phitalis Masakhwe, the Kakamega County Chief Officer for Service Delivery, said the waiver forms part of the county government's broader efforts to empower persons with disabilities economically.
“We recognise the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in Kakamega County. The county government has put in place measures to support them, including exempting them from paying business licence fees and county levies so that they can participate more fully in economic activities,” said Masakhwe.
