Turkana women and youth groups in 30 wards will receive Sh133 million in loans to start businesses. Speaking during the launch of the Youth and Women's Empowerment Fund on Friday, Governor Josphat Nanok said the loans to small and medium enterprises will improve the county's economy. Nanok said in Lodwar the process of initiating funds had been delayed for too long because of red tape required by the Controller of Budget. "The funds aren’t enough yet, but we will distribute to 30 wards and each ward will receive at least Sh4 million for small and medium-sized business groups of youths and women." Many wards haven’t distributed the Sh4 million to business groups because there are no existing business groups, he said.

Source: The Star January 09, 2021 13:52 UTC