Women in business have received Sh7.5 billion from State, says CS Sicily Kariuki

CS for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs Sicily Kariuki speaking on the importance of the fulfillment of promises on gender equality and women empowerment by global leaders during a side event at the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. [Photo: Courtesy]

The Government has made available credit worth Sh7.51 billion to women businesses in the country, the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs has announced.

Sicily Kariuki said a total of 59,824 self-help women groups have since the inception of Women Enterprise Fund (WEF), accessed the funds, benefitting 1,158,328 individual women across the country.