Deputy President, Prof Kithure Kindiki has defended the ongoing economic empowerment initiatives as an important catalyst to the realization of the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
Speaking in Kiawara, in Kieni Nyeri County on Friday where he led a host of elected leaders for an empowerment drive for boda boda riders and small-business traders, the DP said that the only way for the country to achieve economic growth was by investing financial resources in the grassroots economy. "As an administration we believe in the BETA plan and that is why we are uplifting the ordinary citizen at the grassroots level.
We believe that Kenya's economy can only be transformed into a modern economy if we put more efforts to spur economic growth from the grassroots," said Prof Kindiki.
The DP also said that the government will spare no effort in supporting small businesses to thrive.
