Mr. Mucheru, You have succeded thinking like a businessman. But don't forget CCK is the government. The government banned importing furniture for its offices. The spirit of that gazette notice was, "the government should utilize local resources first, before looking abroad for unavailable resources." India surpassed Japan as the World third largest economy http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2011/09/21/india-likely-to-replace-jap... How is India doing it? How is China doing it? We all know the long-long-long term effect of supporting local products and services (not minding the nationality of who owns them) 1. Buy Local -- Support yourself 2. Create more good jobs: Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally, and provide the most jobs to residents. 3. Invest in community: Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future. 4. Encourage local prosperity: A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character. 5. Keeping Local Ksh in the Economy: We are always crying how the dollar is going up, e.t.c. while we are importing useless stuff. Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it. - Norman Peale 10rdmwesh ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels twitter.com/lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know