On May 5, according to press reports such as KBC news item, the Kenyan government announced several initiatives to improve the business regulatory environment, with the support of the World Bank Group. Based on findings of a three-day workshop, the measures seek to improve the ease of doing businesses on four indicators which include starting businesses, dealing with construction permits, registering property and enforcing contracts. They also address discrepancies in implementation of regulations across counties, and pursue an efficiency drive for inspections. Further background is provided by All Africa article, especially on the local dimension, which is supported by the UK LBRO: counties are encouraged to compete for investments and that those that are well managed with less cost of doing business will be more attractive for investment. Licensing reforms were also being carried with plans to operationalise e-registry. These recent improvement build on preceding RR efforts such as the application of the Regulatory Guillotine™ strategy which has supported the radical licensing reform in Kenya since 2006.
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