Kenya: Kisumu Traders Rebuild As Kondele and Kibuye Markets Receive Sh3 Million Each Empowerment Funds

Kenya: Kisumu Traders Rebuild As Kondele and Kibuye Markets Receive Sh3 Million Each Empowerment Funds

Kisumu -- After years of disrupted trade, vandalism and lost stock caused by recurrent street demonstrations in Kisumu, small-scale traders at Kondele and Kibuye markets are beginning to rebuild following the release of business empowerment funds raised late last year.

Kisumu Traders Rebuild as Kondele and Kibuye Markets Receive Sh3 Million each Empowerment Funds

KISUMU, Kenya, Jan 7 – After years of disrupted trade, vandalism and lost stock caused by recurrent street demonstrations in Kisumu, small-scale traders at Kondele and Kibuye markets are beginning to rebuild following the release of business empowerment funds raised late last year. Hundreds of traders on Tuesday received cheques from a kitty raised through a high-profile fundraiser spearheaded by Kisumu Central MP Joshua Odongo Oron, aimed at cu…