Financing SMEs will address lack of jobs, Kenya told

A past conference on SMEs. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya must find a quick and lasting solution to the financing of SMEs if the country is to deal with the challenge of mass unemployment among the youth, a Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) forum was told.

The event hosted by Invest In Africa(IIA-Kenya) and attended by 50 SMEs at the Strathmore Business School (SBS) heard that SMEs do not access funds mainly because they do not qualify as they hardly understand what banks look for in giving out loans.

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