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Ronald Musundi, Senior Investment Manager, Impact for Northern Kenya Fund Speaking at a "Access to Finance - Catalyzing Investments in Northern Kenya" Panel at the third Northern Kenya Impact Investment Conference in Nairobi on October 30th, 2024
NEWS

Over 13,000 MSME’s In Northern Kenya Receive Business Boost Through Micro-loans

To expand equitable financing for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the marginalized Northern Kenya region, the Impact for Northern Kenya (INK)...

A member of the Nyinyir Women Cooperative in Isiolo County
NEWS

USAID LMS to showcase Northern Kenya’s livestock sector gains at the Meat Expo 2024

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market Systems Activity (USAID LMS), USAID Kuza, and...

Green Garment Factory
SMART BUSINESS

Kenya Breaks Ground for World’s First Green Garment Factory Made From Recycled Containers

The world’s first green garment factory has broken ground in Athi River EPZ, in Kenya, with a $530,000 (about Ksh69 million) investment from...

Head of KCB Foundation, Caroline Wanjeri (right), and USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism Acting Chief of Party, Dr. Grace Mwai (left) exchange the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
BUSINESSSMART BUSINESS

Livestock Farmers to Get Loans, Training in KCB Foundation-USAID Deal

Livestock farmers in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are set to receive training and financing from KCB Foundation following a partnership with...

The program is intended to make agriculture a more profitable venture for farmers in Kenya. [Photo/ NMG]
FEATURED ARTICLE

10,000 Farmers to Get Loans in Ksh100M Faulu Bank, USAID Deal

At least 10,000 farmers across 12 counties in Kenya are set to access credit from Faulu Bank under a new facility that includes...

Vital Capital
FEATURED ARTICLE

Vital Capital, USAID Funding SMEs Affected by COVID-19

Vital Capital, a pioneering impact investment private equity fund focused on companies in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a collaboration with the US Government’s...

FEATURED ARTICLE

Report reveals why Kenya is food insecure

Lack of access to credit for farmers is the main reason that the country is food insecure and most farmers in the country...

FEATURED ARTICLE

Govt rolls out plan to feed children on balanced diet

The government has launched dialogue cards that will be used by Community Resource Persons to communicate effectively on agri-nutrition related topics around production,...

FEATURED ARTICLE

Sh2.5 billion funding for ‘tough’ maize

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has been awarded a $24.6 million (Ksh2.5 billion) grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for...