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Why CBK wants SMEs credit scheme to be rolled out immediately

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge

NAIROBI, KENYA: Pressure is piling on Treasury to speed up the roll-out of credit guarantee scheme to save Kenya’s small and medium enterprises.

The Central Bank of Kenya said the majority of SMEs are running out of money and by next month would be gone if the stimulus package is further delayed.

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