Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
By Benedicto Ng’etich Kericho County Director of Cooperatives Leonard Otii has advised Saccos affiliated to giant multinationals to device other means of survival in the face of dwindling membership. Otii expressed fear over the survival of the societies after the parent companies started early retirements of employees due to what has been seen as the…
By Kamundia Muriithi Twenty-four co-operative societies in Embu County are struggling to pay a Sh90 million loan borrowed five years ago to set up a coffee mill that has since stalled. The debt has ballooned to Sh127 million as most societies are unable to service the loan. Each society was to pay Sh3.8 million, while…
By Jackson Okoth The State Department for Co-operatives has received increased funding in the financial year 2019/2020, to enable it finalize review of the National Cooperative Policy, Cooperative Societies Act and provide support for the coffee and dairy industry. The Department is expected to build capacity of County Governments to ensure it handles the Co-operatives…
By Enock Kipturgut Boresha Sacco members have a reason to smile fol- lowing the management’s educational cum interactive meetings aimed at keeping them a breast with the Sacco’s new products and ser- vices and the emerging trends in the Cooperative movement. The members lauded the Sacco for organizing the meetings saying they served as an…
By Wesley Ken Vision Africa Sacco Ltd has launched ATM services to ensure efficient and effective de- livery of quality products and services to members. It unveiled the services in a colourful ceremony that was graced by Co-operative Bank’s Head of Sacco banking Peter Kirugu among other top officials of the bank in Nakuru County….
Gichuki also asked Saccos to incorporate youth and women in their leadership structures as a way of boosting membership from these two groups. Speaking during an Exclusive interview with the Sacco Review, Gichuki further called on County governments to maximize their support to cooperatives in their respective counties. “We know most Saccos have rebranded but…
UN Sacco, one of the most liquid in the industry, has also decided to play safe. “Our investment wing is still a baby. So what we concentrate on is buy land on behalf of the members. We then seek out those interested for them to contribute and acquire the plots. We do not commit Sacco…
By Isaac Lenkou The Kajiado County Government has disclosed that over 41,000 people have joined Co-operatives in the last three years. The Societies transaction total business worth Sh 470 million. “I commend efforts undertaken by Co-operatives to improve the livelihood of people in Kajiado County,” said Paul Ntiati, Deputy Governor, Kajiado County during the 94th…
IG (Invest & Grow) Sacco formerly Kakamega Teachers Sacco is the 2016 best overall Sacco in Kakamega in the International Day for Cooperatives after scooping seven awards out of the possible sixteen. Western Shuttle settled for the first runners up position with four trophies to their name. On the lowest expenditure Sacco category, IG (Invest…
By Jackson Okoth Boresha Sacco Society Limited with its headquarters in Eldama Ravine has begun selling shares to its members. The Society aims to raise a minimum of Sh500 million but has set a maximum target of Sh1 billion, depending on the response of its members. The exercise is aimed at raising share capital, develop…
