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Northern Kenya eyes investment boost as Sh3.37b loans disbursed to MSMEs

State Department for Asals and Regional Development PS Kello Harsama during the Northern Kenya Impact Investment Conference at the Carnivore grounds, Nairobi. [Courtesy]

More than 13,000 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Kenya have received $26.1 million (Sh3.37 billion) financing from an impact investment fund.

This was announced during the Northern Kenya Impact Investment Conference in Nairobi this week, highlighting a major boost for small businesses operating in the 10 counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Turkana, Wajir, and West Pokot.

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