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KTN: Roger Bird on KTN news: Access to finance for businesses in Kenya

USAID's Kenya Investment Mechanism Chief of Party, Roger Bird, was on #KTNBUSSINESS talking about...

Kenya Investment Mechanism October 29, 2021

USD 10 Million in Agricultural Finance Support Youth Entrepreneurs

By Gladys Siamanda In Kenya, the average age of a farmer is 61. In...

George Mbithi September 12, 2021
Market Links: Unlocking capital for women entrepreneurs can improve livelihoods in developing countries: A look at Kenya
Kenya Investment Mechanism September 1, 2021

Unlocking Pension Funds'​ Investments

USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism is partnering with the Kenya Pension Funds Investment Consortium (KEPFIC)...

George Mbithi August 17, 2021

Cision PR Newswire: AgDevCo announces sustainable protein investment, East Africa

LONDON, July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AgDevCo is pleased to announce a multi-million-dollar mezzanine debt investment...

Kenya Investment Mechanism July 9, 2021

ImpactAlpha: Kenyan businesses score COVID recovery funding from Capital Invest

https://impactalpha.com/kenyan-businesses-score-covid-recovery-funding-from-vital-capital/   ** This post originally appeared here on June 16, 2021.

Kenya Investment Mechanism June 16, 2021
Market Links: Mangoes and more – Building a better business enabling environment for investment for Kenya’s Makueni county

Market Links: Mangoes and more – Building a better business enabling environment for investment for Kenya’s Makueni county

The Opportunity – Massive Mango Production and Processing Potential Makueni County is Kenya’s top...

Kenya Investment Mechanism May 25, 2021

Radio Jambo: Family Bank partners with USAID project to finance agribusinesses

The bank targets to provide financing across dairy, horticulture, livestock and energy for agriculture...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 16, 2021

Classic 105: Family Bank partners USAID to fund agribusiness

Family Bank has entered a partnership with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism, committing to disburse...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 16, 2021
Family Bank Website: Family Bank partners with a USAID project to finance Agribusiness

Family Bank Website: Family Bank partners with a USAID project to finance Agribusiness

The bank commits to disburse KES 500 million to agribusinesses in the next one...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 14, 2021

Citizen TV: Family Bank in partnership with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism to support agribusiness

Family Bank has entered a partnership with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism to finance agri-business...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 12, 2021

Citizen Tv: Family Bank in partnership with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism to support agribusiness

Family Bank has entered a partnership with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism to finance agri-business...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 12, 2021
Metropol: Family Bank inks deal with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism project to  finance agri-business in 17 counties

Metropol: Family Bank inks deal with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism project to finance agri-business in 17 counties

Family Bank has entered a partnership with United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID)...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 12, 2021
Soko Directory: Family Bank gives Ksh 500 Million to 17 counties for farming

Soko Directory: Family Bank gives Ksh 500 Million to 17 counties for farming

Family Bank has entered a partnership with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism, committing to disburse...

Kenya Investment Mechanism April 12, 2021
Market Links: Mobilizing agriculture finance solutions at scale

Market Links: Mobilizing agriculture finance solutions at scale

On November 12, Marketlinks hosted a webinar “Principled Interest: Mobilizing Agriculture Finance Solutions at Scale,” featuring Brian...

Kenya Investment Mechanism December 1, 2020

The Standard: Kenyan pension funds to pool funds in new consortium

A consortium that enables pension schemes to jointly make sustainable long-term infrastructure and alternative...

Kenya Investment Mechanism October 22, 2020
U.S Embassy Kenya: U.S announces new Kenyan pension consortium to mobilize investment in large scale infrastructure project

U.S Embassy Kenya: U.S announces new Kenyan pension consortium to mobilize investment in large scale infrastructure project

NAIROBI, Kenya, October 21, 2020 – Today, U.S. Ambassador Kyle McCarter, together with representatives from the...

Kenya Investment Mechanism October 21, 2020
U.S Embassy Kenya: Read out of USAID acting administrator John Barsa’s travel to the Republic of Kenya

U.S Embassy Kenya: Read out of USAID acting administrator John Barsa’s travel to the Republic of Kenya

The following is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Pooja Jhunjhunwala: U.S. Agency for International Development...

Kenya Investment Mechanism October 7, 2020

U.S Embassy Kenya: White house initiative invests in Kenyan women

Today, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency...

Kenya Investment Mechanism October 5, 2020
Africa Invest Mag: Impact investment firm collaborates with Kenya

Africa Invest Mag: Impact investment firm collaborates with Kenya

KENYA – Vital Capital, an impact investment firm, has collaborated with the U.S. Government’s Kenya Investment...

Kenya Investment Mechanism July 21, 2020
Kenya Investment Mechanism July 21, 2020
Business Daily: PE fund to invest Ksh 535 Million in Kenya agribusiness SMEs

Business Daily: PE fund to invest Ksh 535 Million in Kenya agribusiness SMEs

Cyprus-based private equity firm Vital Capital will invest up to Sh535 million in small...

Kenya Investment Mechanism July 21, 2020

Businesswire: Vital Capital collaborating with USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism to provide financing to Kenyan businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic

LARNACA, Cyprus & NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vital Capital, a pioneering impact investment, private equity fund...

Kenya Investment Mechanism July 21, 2020
Market Links: Expanding opportunities for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Market Links: Expanding opportunities for smallholder farmers in Kenya

This post was authored by Dorothy Mwangi, Palladium. Thirty-one-year-old Job Nyangeso and his wife Mercyline...

Kenya Investment Mechanism July 26, 2019