MPs question control of Hustler Fund

President William Ruto, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya and Principal Secretary for the State Department of Cooperatives, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Susan Mangeni, during the second anniversary celebrations of the Hustler Fund at KICC, Nairobi, on December 9, 2024. [PCS]

MPs have raised concerns about the limited control that the government has over the operations of the Hustler Fund.

They noted that the State-run fund that advances micro-loans to Kenyans and small businesses is controlled by other companies and not the secretariat that was set up to manage the fund.