Nairobi, July 2 -- The recently released Kenya Economic Survey 2026 provides a glimpse of growing demand for micro-credit access among an under-served yet economically crucial segment of society.

The demand for credit to acquire economic production assets continues to grow, and it no longer resembles what it did a decade ago, offering an illustration of why Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) firms exist and of their role in fostering financial inclusion.

Over the last two decades, I have worked at several organisations in finance-related roles, but my engagement at Watu has given me a new perspective on development finance and its imperatives.

Working for a micro-assets financier opens one to a world of social and economic resilience that you do...