HOMA BAY, 16th Oct 2026 -Interior Principal Secretary (PS) Dr Raymond Omollo has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to creating a secure and enabling environment for the business community in Homa Bay County, announcing a crackdown on criminal elements undermining local enterprises.
Speaking during an engagement with business leaders drawn from Homa Bay, Rachuonyo, Rangwe, and Suba, Dr Omollo described the forum as historic.
“After many years, for the first time we have an opportunity to sit as a business community drawn from different sectors,” he said, lauding the leadership of Chairman Elder Willis for mobilizing the representation.
The Interior PS acknowledged persistent security challenges, announcing measures already in place to commence a crackdown of organised criminal gangs.
“We are coming hard on these criminal elements.” He urged youth involved in crime to embrace alternative livelihoods.”Each of us must find a way to meaningfully make a living.”
Dr Omollo highlighted key national interventions, including the removal of CRB listings to ease access to credit and the establishment of the Hustler Fund.
“You’re able to borrow in the morning, you repay later in the day. with very reasonable interest,” he noted.
He further cited the construction of over 600 modern markets nationwide, including in Homa Bay, featuring cold rooms and decent trading stands.
“We are moving the Mama Mboga from trading by the roadside to modern markets,” he said, emphasizing dignity and profitability.
Infrastructure improvements, last-mile electricity connectivity, and enhanced public-security relations were also outlined.
“We have closed the gap on the relationship between the public and the security officers,” he stated. Describing the business community as “the backbone of this economy,”
Dr Omollo reaffirmed the President’s Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), pledging continued support for entrepreneurs.
