Ministry slams KHRC over Hustler Fund report, terms it politically biased

MSMEs PS Susan Mang'eni criticised KHRC for failing to understand the purpose and scope of the Hustler Fund. [File, Standard]

The Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development has dismissed a recent report by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), which criticised the performance of the Hustler Fund, calling it "biased, unprofessional, and politically motivated."

Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya and Principal Secretary Susan Mang'eni said KHRC's report, titled Failing the Hustlers, was deliberately skewed and failed to reflect the current status of the fund.