Ms. Beatrice Sabana

AMFI chief executive Beatrice Sabana said small and medium businesses were growing quickly, with an estimated 6 million of them operating in the country.
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So that gives them access to gross capital, which has been constraining their growth," Sabana said.

Previously, small loans institutions had to borrow expensively from other banks.

"With that they should be able to attract cheaper sources of capital," Sabana said.

AMI Chairman Kimathi Mutua and Chief Executive Officer Beatrice Sabana in a statement said the sector urgently needs a law to safeguard the interests of borrowers and micro-finance institutions.
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Sabana said "whereas other African countries like Uganda had realized the potential that micro-finance has in fighting poverty and prioritized the development of the micro-finance industry, in Kenya the story is different."

Most of the reforms being rolled out by the Government were aimed at strengthening the banking sector even though its covers just 10 per cent of the Kenyan population.

So we are trying to negotiate micro insurance to protect these businesses and meet the medical expenses of the owners," Beatrice Sabana, chief executive of the Association of Micro-finance Institutions in Kenya (AMFI), told IPS.

‘'We are holding awareness campaigns targeting families of those infected to ensure continuity of their businesses," she said.

According to Sabana, stigmatisation has also played a part in closing down businesses owned by people living with HIV/AIDS. ‘'There is a lot of stigmatisation, which contributes to the collapse of businesses of people infected.When people know that one is sick and is running a business, they will stop buying from him or her," she said.

‘'If the sick person wants a loan from micro-finance institutions, which require guarantees, no one would want to guarantee him or her, Sabana added.

Chair: Beatrice Sabana

Chair: Beatrice Sabana Association of Microfinance Institutions

By Beatrice Sabana, Chair, Kenya National Committee, International Year of Microcredit
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Vice President of the Republic of Kenya, Hon. Moody Awori and the Finance Minister, Hon. David Mwiraria, being escorted by Ms. Beatrice Sabana, the CEO of the Association of Microfinance Instituitons (AMFI), James Mwangi, CEO of Equity Bank and Gerald Macharia, Vice-Chair of AMFI, to stakeholder meeting

AMFI chief executive Beatrice Sabana said small and medium businesses were growing quickly, with an estimated 6 million of them operating in the country.

"If you look in any market in any town, you can see that this sector is thriving and needs access to credit, so the demand is quite high, as is the growth," she said.
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So that gives them access to gross capital, which has been constraining their growth," Sabana said.

Previously, small loans institutions had to borrow expensively from other banks.

"With that they should be able to attract cheaper sources of capital," Sabana said.

Discussants were Ross Croulet of the African Development Bank, Rashid Malima of Pride Tanzania, Beatrice Sabana of the Association of Microfinance Institutions-Kenya, and Timothy Lyman of CGAP.
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Remarks by Beatrice Sabana

... Driver John Kuria took an early retirement two years ago ... AMFI chief executive Beatrice Sabana says, "Members of the ...

AMFI chief executive Beatrice Sabana says, "Members of the association follow rules and regulations developed by the umbrella body to safeguard the interests of the lender and satisfy borrowers without necessarily exploiting them.