More Women Groups Get Support from Makueni Empowerment Fund

Makindu | 13th November 2026

Upendo Muslim Women Group from Makindu Ward has received KSh65,000 through the Makueni County Empowerment Fund (MCEF), marking progress from its initial KSh50,000 funding under the programme’s pilot phase that benefited 41 community groups.

The group, which has been in operation for 24 years, engages in merry-go-round savings, table banking, catering and other income-generating activities aimed at improving members’ livelihoods.

Speaking during the cheque handover, CECM for Gender, Children, Youth, Sports and Social Services Eng. Sebastian Kyoni commended the group for its longstanding unity, commitment and active participation in economic activities.

Kyoni urged members to utilise the funds responsibly to strengthen their ventures, expand their income-generating activities and improve their economic wellbeing.

He reaffirmed the County Government’s commitment, under the leadership of Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr., to empowering grassroots groups through MCEF, an interest-free funding programme designed to promote financial inclusion and sustainable livelihoods.

Kyoni was accompanied by CECM for Devolution Nicholas Nzioka, and Ag CECM for Agriculture and Fisheries Japheth Mang’oka and other county officials.