The government has postponed the verification of the NYOTA applications that were scheduled to take place on Friday, October 17, 2025.
The decision has followed the sudden passing of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died on Wednesday, October 15.
In a statement released by Principal Secretary Susan Mang’eni, the State Department for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development confirmed that the postponement is in respect of the Presidential Proclamation on national mourning.
“The State Department for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development wishes to inform the public, all Principal Secretaries, elected leaders, all applicants of the NYOTA project and other stakeholders that the national verification exercise scheduled for Friday, October 17, across the 290 Constituencies, has been postponed,” the statement read.
