Hustler Fund Archives - Nyanza Daily

President Ruto appoints Habil Olaka as Hustler Fund Chair

by Nyanza Daily - February 23, 2025February 23, 2025

President William Ruto has appointed Habil Olaka, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Bankers Association, as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Hustler Fund, a key initiative under the Kenya Kwanza administration aimed at financial inclusion. The appointment was announced in a gazette notice dated February 21, 2025, effective

A barber asks Ruto about his Hustler Fund loan limit

by Chris Omondi - October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

President William Ruto was put to the task when has was unable to answer his barber on the Hustler Fund loan limit.The President was put to task to answer why the barber's Hustler Fund loan limit had stuck at Ksh.5,000 even after he had saved for that long, and even

David Ndii says the private sector runs the Hustler Fund

by Nyanza Daily - February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

David Ndii, the Chair of President William Ruto’s Council of Economic Advisors, has announced that the hustler fund is run by the private sector and that public officials have no access to it. Speaking on Citizen TV's News Night show, Ndii told show host Waihiga Mwaura, Ndii said the fund

Suspicion over loan repayment hit Hustler Fund program

by Chris Omondi - December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Hiccups have started to emerge just a week after President William Ruto launched Hustler Fund program, with claims of low repayment rate.The money, which formed the spine of Ruto's presidential campaign messaging, was to cushion small scale traders from acute economic times. The banks that are at the center of