Kenya: Youth Fund Woos Banks to Loan Start-Ups

The Youth Enterprise Development Fund will start guaranteeing loans borrowed by its members from commercial banks as it seeks to interest more institutions to support the ventures.

The government agency whose mandate is to help the youth set up profitable businesses said it had Sh200 million for the comfort fund which will enter a pilot phase in April.

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