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Hustler Fund officials deny misuse as Auditor General flags Sh8bn shortfall

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Principal Secretary Susan Mang’eni. [File, Standard]

Officials managing the Financial Inclusion Fund have dismissed claims of misappropriation, saying no money was withdrawn irregularly from the National Treasury despite audit queries.

The fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund, was launched on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, to offer affordable financial products to low-income Kenyans.

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