Entrepreneurship has a long history in Kenya dating back to pre-colonial times when indigenous communities engaged in agriculture, trade, and craft. During the colonial period from 1895-1963, Europeans established large commercial farms and restricted indigenous entrepreneurship. After independence in 1963, the government promoted various policies and programs to grow small businesses and entrepreneurship as a means for economic development and job creation.
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Historical development of entrepreneurship in Kenya
Entrepreneurship has a long history in Kenya dating back to pre-colonial times when indigenous communities engaged in agriculture, trade, and craft. During the colonial period from 1895-1963, Europeans established large commercial farms and restricted indigenous entrepreneurship. After independence in 1963, the government promoted various policies and programs to grow small businesses and entrepreneurship as a means for economic development and job creation.
Entrepreneurship has a long history in Kenya dating back to pre-colonial times when indigenous communities engaged in agriculture, trade, and craft. During the colonial period from 1895-1963, Europeans established large commercial farms and restricted indigenous entrepreneurship. After independence in 1963, the government promoted various policies and programs to grow small businesses and entrepreneurship as a means for economic development and job creation.