(From left) KIE Managing Director Nelson Kwamini, MSME Development PS Susan Auma Mang'eni, and Sidian Bank CEO John Okulo hold up signed documents following the execution of a strategic MoU. PHOTO| Sidian Bank Facebook page

KIE, Sidian Bank sign MoU to widen MSMEs finance access

Partnership creates a pathway for businesses moving beyond KIE support MSMEs to gain access to financing and business development support Focus targets growth in manufacturing and value addition enterprises Kenya Industrial Estates and Sidian Bank have signed a deal widening commercial finance access for manufacturing and value addition firms in Kenya. The Memorandum of Understanding…

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Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, Wycliffe Oparanya appearing before the committee on Parliament on Thursday, May 21, 2026-Photo|Courtesy

Oparanya decries persistent underfunding, says ministry struggling to deliver mandate

Co‑operatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has raised alarm over what he termed persistent underfunding in his Ministry, warning that the financial strain is undermining its ability to deliver on its mandate. Appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives during deliberations on the 2026/27 budget estimates, Oparanya said his office has…

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