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Women trade unionists urged to push for end of child-labour in Kenya’s tea, coffee sectors

Sacco ReviewNovember 1, 202505 mins

The Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU-K) has urged women trade unionists in the country to take a frontline role in ending child labour within Kenya’s tea and coffee sectors. Speaking on Thursday at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu during the opening of a capacity-building workshop for women trade unionists, the…

Nairobi Coffee Auction generates Ksh411 Million in recent weekly market

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 202502 mins

The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has generated Ksh 411.8 million after the auction of 7,135 bags of coffee during the weekly market. The market fetched less compared to Ksh 565.4 million of last week after the sale of 8,674 bags of coffee. In the auction, 10 coffee brokers participated, offering 1,069 bags of grade AA…

Mombasa Saccos rallied to empower youth through blue economy

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 202504 mins

Mombasa County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Blue Economy, Agriculture, and Livestock, Kibibi Abdalla, has challenged Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) to channel investments into the Blue Economy sector as a way of creating jobs and empowering young people along the Coast. Speaking during the Ports DT Sacco Annual Delegates Meeting in Mombasa, Abdalla…

CS Kagwe distributes nine milk coolers to farmer producer organizations and institutions in Nakuru

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 202503 mins

The Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary CS Mutahi Kagwe has distributed nine milk coolers to farmer producer organizations and institutions in Nakuru County. The nine are part of 230 coolers procured through the Livestock Value Chain Support Project (LVCSP) at a cost of Ksh 1.2Billion. Speaking when he presided over the 69th Graduation Ceremony…

CS Kagwe calls for affordable, long-term financing for farmers through agriculture fund

Sacco ReviewOctober 30, 202505 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary, CS Mutahi Kagwe has called for a paradigm shift in agricultural financing, urging financial institutions to move away from short-term, high-interest lending and adopt long-term, low-interest facilities tailored to farmers’ realities. Speaking at the 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Financing hosted by African Rural and…

CS Mutua defends sugar sector layoffs as legal, says reforms aim to restore stability

Sacco ReviewOctober 30, 202505 mins

Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary, CS Alfred Mutua has defended the government’s decision to lay off workers in State-owned sugar companies, describing the move as a lawful and necessary step toward revitalising the struggling sector. Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday, Mutua told lawmakers that the restructuring was guided by a Memorandum of Understanding…

Kenya bids to host 2028 World Credit Union Conference

Sacco ReviewOctober 30, 202504 mins

Africa’s cooperative movement is poised for global recognition as Kenya, with the full backing of the National Government of Kenya and the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA), has officially announced its bid to host the 2028 World Credit Union Conference (WCUC) under the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU). The announcement…

PS Kilemi calls for stronger cooperatives, partnerships to boost Kenya’s coffee sector

Sacco ReviewOctober 29, 202504 mins

Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi has called for stronger cooperatives and partnerships to boost Kenya’s coffee sector, emphasizing the need for inclusive growth, value addition, and sustainable investment. Kilemi made the call while joining key stakeholders at the Governors and Diplomatic Missions Coffee Trade Roundtable during the East African Coffee Market and Conference (EACMC) 2025. The…

Kisumu, China City to partner to boost economic, infrastructural growth

Sacco ReviewOctober 29, 202503 mins

Kisumu County is set to entered into international partnership with Yiyang City in Hunan Province, to accelerate the socio-economic and infrastructural growth. Speaking when he hosted a high-level delegation from Yiyang City in Hunan Province, China, Governor Prof. Nyong’o said the visit signaled a major step toward long-term collaboration in key sectors critical to Kisumu’s…

Mt Kenya farmers decry low macadamia prices, urge lifting of export ban

Sacco ReviewOctober 29, 202503 mins

Farmers from the Mt Kenya region are protesting low macadamia prices, blaming the government’s ban on the export of unprocessed nuts. Speaking in Murang’a on Tuesday, the farmers, through the Macadamia Growers of Kenya Association, said prices have fallen to between Ksh40 and Ksh70 per kilogramme, down from last year’s Ksh100–140. Association official Muriithi Gichabi…