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Speaking at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi ahead of the 25th East African Community (EAC) MSMEs Trade Fair, Oparanya emphasized that the fair aims to promote market access for small businesses and foster integration within East Africa.
The State has created national and county teams to oversee a two-year plan that seeks to recover land lost to real estate, macadamia and avocado farming, and revive interest among smallholders who over the years abandoned coffee due to low earnings.
A multi-agency team bringing together the Office of the Attorney General, the ministries of Cooperatives, Labour, Agriculture, and the National Treasury has been formed to verify the claims.
NIA, which includes Transparency International Kenya, Inuka Kenya Ni Sisi!, the Kenya Human Rights Commission, and the Institute of Social Accountability, welcomed the ruling as a precedent-setting moment for accountability.
Oparanya was accused of irregularly receiving Sh56.7 million, with EACC recommending charges of conflict of interest, abuse of office, and money laundering.
The PS warned that those who default risk losing the chance to access higher loan limits
Oparanya pointed out that outdated data has limited the government’s ability to deliver precise assistance in key areas such as financing, market access, digital technology adoption, and climate resilience,
KHRC, in its report released on Monday, claimed the Hustler Fund lacks a long-term strategy to empower low-income earners and warned it is headed for failure.