Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Cooperatives, by their very definition, are formed to serve the socio-economic and cultural needs of their members. However, the majority of cooperatives in Africa are agro-based and financial in nature while aspects of social services are given a wide berth. In view of the challenges facing humanity globally, it is now absolutely necessary for new…
The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic three years ago compelled most Saccos to adopt technology so as to continue serving their members even as they iterated around new ways to survive and thrive. Digital consumption was at its all-time highest during the pandemic. Technology aided a number of operations in many industries across the world…
Cooperatives today have become very important drivers of personal financial growth and the route to member’s economic empowerment. Since the first cooperative society was formed in Kenya and its subsequent success, both the private and public sectors embraced cooperatives as vehicles to financial breakthrough. Cooperatives must adopt the best policies, bylaws and strategies because good…
Saccos have moved into a second wave of rebranding, in an apparently new order that is adding the words DT Saccos (Deposit Taking-Saccos) on their names. What is the rationale of this craze? How does this change of identity impact in the industry? Is it a way of DT Saccos delinking with other societies such…
The government has identified cooperatives as the vehicle through which it will achieve its transformational objective of improving lives and promoting economic growth. Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary (CS) Simon Chelugui said the national transformation agenda will focus on several key areas such as food security, financial inclusion, nutrition, infrastructure, production, education, healthcare and economic development. He…
If a draft Bill by the Kenya Society of Professional Cooperators (KSPC) is passed into law, no person will be allowed to practice or provide cooperative services unless they have been issued with a valid practising certificate by KSPC. According to the draft law, a copy of which Sacco Review has seen, KSPC will be…
Saccos are increasingly winning county government staff into the cooperative movement but are dragging their feet on investing in multiple sectors at grassroots level in order to deepen their relevance in the economy. The lack of properly structured internal policies for making targeting investments is standing in the way of the pace of their integration…
Saccos are dragging their feet on diversifying their investments into new areas such as health and education as the high demand for loans among members puts pressure on their wallets. Many Kenyan Saccos are stuck on the primary objective of enabling members to save regularly so as to create a pool of funds from where…
Caritas Microfinance Bank has opened a new branch in Nakuru city, in a colorful ceremony attended by Nakuru Deputy Governor David Jones and Nakuru Catholic Diocese Bishop Rt. Rev. Cleophas Oseso. Kones promised that the county government will continue to create a conducive environment to attract more investors, especially financial institutions, to provide more services…
The government plans to revive agricultural extension services through the Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services Bill, 2022, which when passed into law, will establish the Agricultural and Livestock Extension Service (ALES). The corporate body will be mandated to enhance the competitiveness of the agriculture and food industries and increase their long-term productivity. It doing this,…
