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Economic empowerment for women requires political push

Dr Jennifer Riria, the CEO of Kenya Women Holding (KWH), has made great efforts to draw women into the financial fold. In the early 1990s when many banks believed only rich, old men were bankable, she banked on women. Today, financial institutions are scrambling for women’s money.

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