{"id":5550,"date":"2026-08-26T18:50:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5550"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:50:29","slug":"ps-susan-mangeni-defends-hustler-fund-record-says-420000-nyeri-residents-have-accessed-sh1-88-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5550","title":{"rendered":"PS Susan Mang\u2019eni Defends Hustler Fund Record, Says 420,000 Nyeri Residents Have Accessed Sh1.88 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h1>\u00a0<strong>MSMEs PS Sets Record Straight on Hustler Fund Claims<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>26 August 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PS Susan Mang\u2019eni Defends Hustler Fund Record, Says 420,000 Nyeri Residents Have Accessed Sh1.88 Billion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5551\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-300x185.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images-700x435.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/images.jpeg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Principal Secretary for MSMEs Susan Mang\u2019eni has responded to claims surrounding the government\u2019s Financial Inclusion Fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund, highlighting its reach and uptake in Nyeri County.<\/p>\n<p>Mang\u2019eni said that, to date, approximately <strong>420,000 Kenyans in Nyeri County have accessed the Hustler Fund<\/strong>, with cumulative borrowing amounting to <strong>KSh1.88 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The PS said the figures demonstrate the extent to which the fund has reached residents and provided access to affordable credit, particularly for small businesses and individuals seeking financial support.<\/p>\n<p>She made the remarks while responding to claims by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua regarding the performance and impact of the Hustler Fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing Nyeri County as an example, 420,000 Kenyans have accessed the Hustler Fund, borrowing cumulatively KSh1.88 billion,\u201d Mang\u2019eni said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the PS, the number of beneficiaries represents more than half of Nyeri County\u2019s population, underscoring what she described as the fund\u2019s significant reach among residents.<\/p>\n<p>The government has continued to position the Hustler Fund as a key financial inclusion programme aimed at expanding access to credit for Kenyans, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0MSMEs PS Sets Record Straight on Hustler Fund Claims 26 August 2026 &nbsp; PS Susan Mang\u2019eni Defends Hustler Fund Record, Says 420,000 Nyeri Residents Have&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5550\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}