The Hustler Fund is a good idea. Research shows that lack of access to credit is an important barrier to both entry into small-scale business opportunities and survival as a young business.
The 500 to 50,000 shillings may not seem much to the well-to-do Kenyans, but on a typical morning such a loan might be the difference between being able fuel a motorcycle or not or go to Marikiti to stock up on a supply of cabbages.