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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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