Get workspace, incubation or a CIDC/worksite for your small business (MSEA)
Micro and Small Enterprises Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Go to your MSEA county office, or the Kariobangi MSE Centre in Nairobi, and ask about worksites, Constituency Industrial Development Centres (CIDCs) and incubation space. MSEA provides worksites and CIDCs, and Kariobangi incubates small businesses in value addition and innovation.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- MSEA county offices, the Kariobangi MSE Centre of Excellence (Nairobi), or MSEA head office, Utalii House, Nairobi
What you need
- For technology transfer at a CIDC, worksite or Kariobangi: a formal reference note from your association, a partner institution or the county enterprise development officer
- To use the common machines at Kariobangi: a filled job registration card
Steps
- Find the CIDC in your constituency on MSEA's CIDC list (msea.go.ke, Downloads).
- Visit your MSEA county office and ask about space at a worksite or CIDC near you.
- In Nairobi, go to the Kariobangi MSE Centre of Excellence on Outer Ring Road (opposite Pioneer estate) to ask about incubation workspace.
- Bring a reference note from your association, a partner institution or the county enterprise development officer.
Watch out
- Kariobangi incubation space is for businesses doing value addition and innovation, not general trading.
- Even without your own space, you can use Kariobangi's machines to make your products at subsidised cost.
Who can apply
- Micro and small enterprises (MSEs), including jua kali artisans.
Official sources (5)
- MSEA Brochure 2025 msea.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Kariobangi MSE Centre of Excellence msea.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- MSEA Service Charter (English) msea.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- MSEA CIDCs county arrangement msea.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- MSEA County Offices msea.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026