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The State has allocated KSh5 billion for the Hustler Fund in the 2024/2025 budget. The fund, managed by the Cooperatives department is aimed at providing cheap mobile loans to Kenyans. In the present financial year, the Government had allocated KSh10 billion towards the same but it was trimmed in the first supplementary budget. READ ALSO:…
President William Ruto has announced that the loan limit for committed Kenyans patronizing the Hustler Fund scheme will be increased. Speaking during the first anniversary celebrations of the Fund, the President said that the limits will be adjusted based on the frequency of borrowing. “Those who have borrowed 10 times will see their limits increase…
Residents of Nyanza region have been urged to form Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies to help them grow and have sustainable development. ICT and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo said a Sacco will provide means for residents to invest and grow economically. Speaking to members of various women groups in Migori County during an…
The president’s advisor on matters of financial inclusion Moses Banda has revealed that Hustler Fund loan defaults has already hit Ksh2.9 billion. This figure has surpassed the default books held at commercial banks, Saccos and microfinance banks combined. Speaking during a recent interview, Banda revealed that the high defaults represent 29 per cent of the…
Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has explained how groups and chamas can apply for the second phase of the Hustler Fund loan. The Group Micro Enterprise Loan products allow members to apply for loans ranging between Ksh20, 000 to Ksh1 million based on the average credit score of each…
Nairobi county Governor Johnson Sakaja has said his administration is currently reviewing the County Cooperative Act to incorporate a hustler Sacco that will bring on board all small scale traders in Nairobi. “We are reviewing our policy so that we can have the first hustler Sacco in Nairobi County so that small scale traders, hawkers and hustlers can…
The enthusiasm by small rural based enterprises in Embu County in embracing the group based Hustlers’ Fund loans is bound to give stiff competition to Saccos and banks for customers, former Commissioner of Cooperatives Geoffrey Njang’ombe has warned. The launch of the second phase of the Hustler Fund will see registered groups qualified for loans…
President William Ruto has officially launched the second phase of the Financial Inclusion Fund (Hustler Fund) that targets registered groups. Speaking in Embu town during the 60th Madaraka Day celebrations, the president said the groups can qualify for loans up to millions of shillings. He pointed out that the groups will be used as collaterals…
The National Treasury has now revealed that savings made from every 5 per cent deduction on Hustler Fund loan will be wired to the Kenya National Entrepreneurs Savings Trust (KNEST), which was created to oversee the running of the savings scheme that targets over 16 million marginalized informal sector workers. It comes after the creation…
The first Loan Product under the Fund (Personal Loan) will be rolled-out by the end of November 2022. The draft regulations of the Fund has pointed out that Saccos can also apply for loans from the Fund as financial intermediaries for on-lending to a business person or micro, small and medium enterprises. By Hezron Roy …
