the WGs’ Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kakamega District and Africa in general.
Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted a descriptive research design. This is
because the study was concerned about a univariate question in which the researchers asked about the
size, form distribution and existence of factors affecting management of the Women Groups’ (WGs)
MSEs. The study created a profile on variables affecting WGs’ MSEs through collection of data and
the tabulation of the frequencies on the research variables and their interaction. Systematic random
sampling was used to select the sample. This technique resulted in a sample size of 310 respondents
distributed as follows: 95 WGs leaders; 143 group and community members; and 72 donor,
government and non-governmental agents.