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How an NGO helped Hello Tractor attract its biggest investor

How an NGO helped Hello Tractor attract its biggest investor

The world’s largest agriculture equipment maker is now the largest investor in Hello Tractor, an...

Winnie Cheptoo June 8, 2023
Kakamega County Launches Construction Of Ksh.1.2B Fertilizer Manufacturing Plant

Kakamega County Launches Construction Of Ksh.1.2B Fertilizer Manufacturing Plant

Kakamega County on Wednesday launched the construction of a fertilizer manufacturing plant at Matawa...

Winnie Cheptoo June 8, 2023
Kakamega Gets U.S Help to Put Up Fertiliser Plant

Kakamega Gets U.S Help to Put Up Fertiliser Plant

Kakamega County Government has partnered with the US Government to set up an Sh1.2...

Winnie Cheptoo June 7, 2023
How an NGO helped Hello Tractor attract its biggest investor

How an NGO helped Hello Tractor attract its biggest investor

By Catherine Cheney The world’s largest agriculture equipment maker is now the largest investor...

Winnie Cheptoo June 2, 2023
New Firm offers hope of steady fertilizer supply to Kenya farmers

New Firm offers hope of steady fertilizer supply to Kenya farmers

On a cool Wednesday evening at Kang’aru village, in Kenya’s Kirinyaga County, situated in...

Winnie Cheptoo December 14, 2022
Kakamega agency's strategy to help create wealth, attain food security

Kakamega agency's strategy to help create wealth, attain food security

A Kakamega agency is developing a strategy to promote investments and mobilise resources key...

Winnie Cheptoo December 14, 2022
Kenya Investment Mechanism Surpasses its Targets by $120 Million (With Another Year To Go)

Kenya Investment Mechanism Surpasses its Targets by $120 Million (With Another Year To Go)

For the second time this year, USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism (KIM) surpassed its targets...

Winnie Cheptoo December 14, 2022
How SMEs Reduce Poverty

How SMEs Reduce Poverty

Policies and programs that support the advancement of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play...

Winnie Cheptoo December 14, 2022
Business Advisors Create Value for SMEs

Business Advisors Create Value for SMEs

By Gladys Siamanda, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate A recent media article revealed that foreign investors are...

Winnie Cheptoo October 18, 2022

Women SMEs Pitch For Financing at Strathmore Business School

When enterprises are trying to raise capital, five minutes of uninterrupted time in front...

George Mbithi September 30, 2022

Kenya Investment Mechanism Making Strides to Close Kenya’s $1.4B Annual Health Financing Gap

Huge Gap In Kenya, public funding covers only 34% of the total healthcare expenditures....

George Mbithi September 23, 2022

KIM Surpasses Life of Project Target for Private Sector Capital Mobilized!

USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism (KIM) has officially hit its project target of $520 million...

George Mbithi September 16, 2022

Kenya Investment Mechanism Surpasses $500 Million in Private Sector Capital Mobilized!

Just a few months after breaking its original target of $400 million in capital...

George Mbithi September 5, 2022
Kenyan Women Entrepreneurs Graduate after Skills Training

Kenyan Women Entrepreneurs Graduate after Skills Training

By Dominic Kirui After a week of skills training at the Strathmore Business School,...

Kenya Investment Mechanism August 30, 2022
USAID, Kenya Investment Mechanism hold ACCESS forum to empower SMEs

USAID, Kenya Investment Mechanism hold ACCESS forum to empower SMEs

By Kwabe Victor USAID, Kenya Investment Mechanism(KIM) held a learning forum themed ACCESS and...

Winnie Cheptoo August 4, 2022
Macadamia Farmers in Kenya Find Value for the Nut

Macadamia Farmers in Kenya Find Value for the Nut

By Dominic Kirui The nut is making economic value for farmers in central Kenya,...

Winnie Cheptoo July 8, 2022
METROPOL tv: US Pension funds onboard KEPFIC with a Ksh.60 billion investment portfolio in Africa

METROPOL tv: US Pension funds onboard KEPFIC with a Ksh.60 billion investment portfolio in Africa

A number of United States pension funds and foundations are seeking to inject over...

Kenya Investment Mechanism May 16, 2022
Business Now: Seven Public-Private Partnerships investments closed in a year

Business Now: Seven Public-Private Partnerships investments closed in a year

The Public-Private Partnerships Directorate says a review of the PPP Act that cut bureaucratic...

Winnie Cheptoo May 16, 2022
The Sharp Daily: US Pension Schemes Line Up Ksh60 Billion For Africa

The Sharp Daily: US Pension Schemes Line Up Ksh60 Billion For Africa

Some of the largest US pension funds and foundations intend to inject over $500...

Kenya Investment Mechanism May 16, 2022
Business Today: US Pension Schemes Direct Over Ksh58B To Africa

Business Today: US Pension Schemes Direct Over Ksh58B To Africa

Africa is poised to receive an investment worth $500 million (Ksh58 billion) from US’...

Winnie Cheptoo May 16, 2022
NewsDay: US pension schemes direct over $500 m to Africa

NewsDay: US pension schemes direct over $500 m to Africa

A U.S. institutional investors delegation trip to Kenya and Senegal is taking place this week on a mission to...

Winnie Cheptoo May 16, 2022
Business Times: US Pension Schemes Direct Over Ksh58 Billion to Africa

Business Times: US Pension Schemes Direct Over Ksh58 Billion to Africa

A US institutional investors delegation trip to Kenya and Senegal is taking place this week on a mission to...

Winnie Cheptoo May 16, 2022
Bizna Kenya: US pension schemes direct over $500 million to Africa

Bizna Kenya: US pension schemes direct over $500 million to Africa

A US institutional investors delegation trip to Kenya and Senegal is taking place this...

Winnie Cheptoo May 16, 2022
#WomenMonth: Turning the Tide in Financing Women Businesses

#WomenMonth: Turning the Tide in Financing Women Businesses

By Mugure Kamau, Women’s Economic Empowerment Director & Lucy Mitei, Gender Specialist March is...

George Mbithi March 4, 2022