5% of AGPO to be reserved for PWDs

Kenya Kwanza promised that 5 per cent of Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) will be reserved for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), with an increase in LPO financing.

The National Council for Persons with Disabilities reports that in 2023 and 2024, 119 businesses owned by Persons with Disabilities were awarded tenders up to a tune of Kshs. 500,000 each. They however not that the programme is facing challenges, the key among them being – Provision of loans not exceeding Kshs. 500,000 resulting from limited budgetary allocations from the National Treasury, which lock out many companies with orders requiring amounts above Kshs. 1 Million from benefiting and the Reluctance by governmental procuring entities (i.e. MDCAs) in implementing the legal requirement of 30% preservation of all government procurement opportunities for women, youth and persons with disabilities

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Last updated: March 4, 2026 8:08 am