KDC targets livestock value chains with Sh70mn facility in West Pokot
The funding, channelled through Eco Pillar Sacco under the De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement (DRIVE) programme, is expected to unlock lending to livestock farmers, traders and processors across West Pokot and Turkana counties. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has launched a Sh70 million wholesale financing facility to support livestock value chains in West Pokot and Turkana counties, aiming to boost credit access for MSMEs in pastoral economies.
- The funding, channeled through Eco Pillar Sacco under the De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement (DRIVE) programme, targets livestock farmers, traders, and processors.
- The first tranche of Sh35 million has already been disbursed to 170 farmers, with youth and women comprising 54 percent of beneficiaries.
- Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion Abubakar Hassan Abubakar stated this investment is about strengthening productivity and building long-term resilience in West Pokot's livestock-dependent economy.
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