Rank of Hustler Fund Subscribers in the 47 Counties [LIST]

President William Ruto registering for the Hustler Fund on November 30, 2022.
President William Ruto registering for the Hustler Fund on November 30, 2022, as Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Vincent Mutua (Chipukeezy) look on.
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Nairobi and Kiambu county residents topped the rank of Hustler Fund subscribers in data released by the Cooperative Cabinet Secretary, Simon Chelgui. 

In data released by the CS on Thursday, December 8, Nairobi was the leading with 1,072,888 subscribers, followed by Kiambu at 624,410 subscribers.

Nakuru County, on the other hand, recorded 450,194 subscribers.

Counties that also recorded a high number of subscribers were Machakos (386, 808), Kakamega( 325,924) and Kilifi (321,754).

A poster on the top 10 counties leading in Hustler Fund subscribers
A poster on the top 10 counties leading in Hustler Fund subscribers.
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On the other hand, Lamu recorded the least number of users at 26,950 subscribers.

Northeastern counties also recorded the least number of subscribers, with a majority having less than 100,000 subscribers.

Mandera county had 34,831 subscribers, while Marsabit county recorded 33,881 subscribers.

According to the data, the fund had 12.8 million subscribers, with 9.3 million subscribers borrowing from the micro loan pool.

The government disbursed Ksh5.4 billion with Ksh274,000 million collected for the savings scheme.

In regard to the users, the majority of the borrowers were from age 26 -35 years at 34 per cent, followed by those in the age bracket of 18-25 years at 22 per cent.

Kenyans over 55 years were the list borrowers at 9 per cent.

Additionally, most of the borrowers were applying for loans using feature phones. This was put at 51 per cent.

49 per cent of borrowers were smartphone users.

Here is the Rank of Subscribers Per County

  1. Nairobi - 1,072,888
  2. Kiambu- 624,410
  3. Nakuru- 450,194
  4. Machakos -386,808
  5. Meru- 371,622
  6. Kakamega- 325,924
  7. Kilifi- 321,754
  8. Kisumu- 299,515
  9. Mombasa-  284,282
  10. Bungoma- 281,404
  11. Uasin Gishu -261,605
  12. Kajiado- 248,998
  13. Kisii- 241,962
  14. Kitui- 240,015
  15. Bomet- 224,806
  16. Narok- 208,607
  17. Makueni- 202,517
  18. Kericho- 201,035
  19. Muranga- 199,113
  20. Nandi- 193,651
  21. Homa Bay- 182,617
  22. Migori- 178,608
  23. Kwale- 178,067
  24. Trans-Nzoia -176,422
  25. Embu- 171,371
  26. Siaya - 168,655
  27. Nyeri- 167,885
  28. Busia- 146,870
  29. Kirinyaga- 139,260
  30. Nyamira- 126,127
  31. Baringo- 104,120
  32. Tharaka Nithi -102,936
  33. Laikipia- 95,580
  34. Turkana - 95,039
  35. Nyandarua-  92,133
  36. Vihiga- 88,736
  37. Taita Taveta- 77,118
  38. Elgeyo-Marakwet-68,757
  39. West Pokot- 57,665
  40. Garissa- 57,236
  41. Tana River - 52,247
  42. Wajir - 43,377
  43. Samburu- 37,635
  44. Mandera- 34,831
  45. Marsabit- 33,881
  46. Isiolo- 31,681
  47. Lamu-  26,950