Opinion – Closing Kenya's Credit Gap Starts With Seeing Women Clearly
Originally published by AllAfrica News: Kenya — Read the original article →
[Capital FM] Walk into any market in Nairobi, any trading centre in Eldoret, or any agrovet in Homa Bay, and you will find women running the show. They are stocking shelves, negotiating with suppliers, managing staff and reinvesting whatever profit is left at the end of the month back into the business. By sheer number of hands on deck, Kenya’s small business economy runs on women. Yet when it comes to who the banking sector actually lends to, the picture tells a different story.