QUESTION ONE

Uwezo Fund is a flagship programme for vision 2030 aimed at enabling women, youth and persons with disability access finances to promote businesses and enterprises at the constituency level, thereby enhancing economic growth towards the realization of the same and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Required:

a. Discuss the impact of this fund on financing small businesses in Kenya.(5 marks)

b. According to reports from ministry of planning & devolution, the uptake of this fund in several regions of the country still remains low. Explain the reasons behind these challenges. (5 marks)