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IBRAHIM: SME Paradox: Are small businesses solution to unemployment crisis?

Kenya’s unemployment crisis is real and urgent, but SMEs in their current form are not equipped

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by FARZANA IBRAHIM

Commentary07 July 2025 - 13:36
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Kenya’s small and medium enterprises occupy a central position in policy discussions about economic growth and employment creation with SMEs, are often positioned as the silver bullet for Kenya’s unemployment challenges.

SMEs contribute 33.8 per cent of national output, and the government estimates their untapped potential at Sh6 trillion annually, equivalent to 60 per cent of GDP.

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