[encoded data, 482056 characters]\" style=\"width:624px; height:416px\" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Prof. Kabira and Dr. Mbithi of WEE Hub handover the Priority Agenda Booklet to Dr. Onyuka o KIRDI.</span></span></i></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">The women’s enterprises enlisted for incubation include the </span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Agro-processing/ agribusiness in Nairobi county , Posho Mill and poultry farming in Turkana, Beekeeping and poultry in Kitui, Cassava and Cashew nuts processing in Kilifi and Kwale, Transport-women in Tuk-Tuk in Mombasa, Cross border grains traders in Busia, Banana farming and production in Meru, fish in Kisumu and Potatoes farming in Nyandarua. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Other partners include banks and women’s organizations. </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Through the WBI projects’ five main pillars; Access to credit, </span></span></span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Linkage to information and technology, Access to markets and networks, Capacity building and</span></span></span> <span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Mentorship. </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The project targets to realize the </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">increase in workforce size, increase in network the business/owner is associated with, diversification in terms of products, market, distribution channels, increase annual turnover-sales and profit, increased capital investment- equipment, land, machines, increase in stocks, increase in area of business operation/space, increased awareness of AGPO for those enterprises incubated.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin-left:48px\">&nbsp;</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><img src=\"data:image/jpeg;base64,[encoded data, 38579 characters]