Between June 2004 and September 2005 total assets increased by over 50 percent to K312 million. The rugged geographical terrain of the country makes access to financial service difficult for the semiformal, informal and the rural population. Financial institutions themselves face these difficulties in reaching out.
Ladies and gentlemen: I am pleased to inform you that after extensive consultations with key stakeholders, the School with the support of USAID-Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Project (COMPETE), developed a Modular Certificate Training Program whose launch we are all here to witness. I wish to commend the team that steered the process of initiating this important program.