Govt urges Saccos to avoid external borrowing

By Musa Radoli The Senior Deputy Co-operative Commissioner, Geoffrey Jang’ombe has told the co-operative societies in the country to avoid borrowing externally from the commercial financial institutions even if they were hard pressed by their liquidity status due to delays to get remittances from the County or National governments ministries. “Savings and credit societies are…

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County to introduce agribusiness to Saccos

By Benedict Ngetich and Jackline Chepkorir Bomet County Government has rolled out a programme to plant tissue cultured bananas in all the 25 wards. Bomet County Director of Co-operatives K. Kerich said this was aimed at helping societies and members engage in agri-business. “We are providing 4,000 tissue culture banana seedlings in every ward at…

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Farmers told to establish agribusiness saccos

By Erick Nyayiera Farmers in Siaya County have been encouraged to establish more agribusiness Savings and Credit Co-operative societies (Sacco’s) to enhance their socio-economic development. Bondo Sub-county Director of Co-operatives Aineah Ayamba said Siaya County will only develop if farmers can move from traditional forms of co-operative societies which only dealt with specific crops such…

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Nyala Sacco bets big on technology

By Munene Maina Nyala Vision Sacco has upgraded its system software. “This new version will enhance speed and quality of service delivery and accommodate variety of innovative devices,” said the Sacco Chairman, Samuel Ngure. The new system will enable Sacco members to easily access their accounts through the WEB portal and print their statements online….

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CIC Group premium hits Sh15 billion in 2017

By Azael Masese CIC Group weathered a tough 2017 to record double digit growth in all its critical market segments, positioning itself as a key financial market player particularly in the co-operative sector. The company posted Sh14.9 billion in premium in the financial year ended as at 31st December 2017 compared to Sh12.4 billion recorded…

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KUSCCO bullish after acquiring IRNET

By Patrick Odenyo Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) has launched a series of projects that will culminate into improved service delivery and efficiency for Sacco members. Addressing delegates in Nairobi’s Laico Regency Hotel during the 31 Annual Delegates Meeting, Kuscco Managing Director George Ototo said that last year’s transformative journey is set…

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