As debate over foreign traders and competition for the small-business space continues to intensify, Kisumu County is taking a different route, banning street hawking and promising to bring small-scale traders under one organised system. Kisumu county Governor Anyang Nyongo says under the 2026 trade policy hawkers will be moved off the streets and allocated stalls in modern markets a move that is aimed to bring order in the county and create fairness in business competition.