Supporting MSMEs is not simply a business agenda but a livelihoods agenda, a youth agenda, and ultimately an economic development agenda.
By
Mendi Njonjo
Director
KCB Foundation
As Kenya marked the World MSME Day, policymakers, development partners, financial institutions and business leaders once again reflected on one of the country's most pressing challenges: how to create more jobs. Yet the question itself may obscure a more important reality.
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