Youth-owned businesses in Kenya are set to benefit from an initiative aimed at mobilizing funds to support them. This is after Investera , a United Arab Emirates -based business intelligence and investment firm announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEF). According to the Investera Plus Africa general manager Mohamed Shaban, they will be helping companies in Kenya owned and run by the youth through mobilization of finances that will go a long way towards upgrading them. Shaban says they have already raised Ksh110 billion ($1 billion) that are aimed at being used as capital for start-ups and a boost for youth-run companies that are targeting to expand within the Middle East and North Africa. “We are proud to be associated with the Youth Enterprise Development Fund since Investera Plus Africa shares the same vision with the fund. We aim to see the growth of businesses, especially startups by providing business development support...