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North Eastern SMEs get Sh885m project funding

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Tana River Governor Samuel Godhana Dhadho. [File, Standard]

Over 7,500 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across five northern Kenyan counties of Lamu, Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera have benefited from over $6.6 million (Sh885 million) lending from USAid Kuza's Impact for Northern Kenya Fund in the last two years.

The project has created over 13,000 direct jobs in diverse sectors, including horticulture and agro-processing, fisheries and aquaculture, livestock, and dairy.

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