Abstract: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) continue to fail to maintain their performances. Such failure was associated with fluctuations in levels of service delivery, infrastructure, demand for services and goods. To determine the influence of risk identification on the sustainability of SMEs in Garissa County. According to County Government of Garissa (2021) data on SMEs, there were over 6,000 in number with over 3,000 operating within Garissa township.