Types of women groups’ MSEs
The objectives of the study included: identifying the types of MSEs carried out by the
WGs in the study area; successful MSEs; and those that were started but failed or were
not sustainable since the inception of that particular WG. To achieve these objectives,
information on 171 WGs’ MSEs were collected and analyzed. The total number of
MSEs in each category, the number of successful MSEs, and the number of MSEs that
failed and the success and failure rate respectively are presented in Table II.
Note that most WGs were operating more than one project. These MSEs were in line
with those undertaken by WGs country wide (Ongile, 1995; Wanjau, 1995; Republic of
Kenya, 1993; Riria, 1985). It can be seen from Table II that most WGs in the area were
mostly involved in animal rearing. Specific MSEs that were identified in this category