How small loans are transforming businesses in Kenya's informal markets

Allan Ochieng (right) and Edward Kwasi (center) have a discussion with Martin Wahuri, Equity Gikomba Branch Manager (left) at their second-hand shoes outlet in Gikomba. [Courtesy]

For a visionary entrepreneur, there’s no capital too little to take their business to the next level.

Take the two cases of Allan Ochieng and Lucy Muchira, small traders dealing in mitumba and vegetables respectively. The turning points in their businesses were from Sh30,000 loan provided by Equity Bank.