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Fredrick Odiero He served in various capacities as one of the dreaded youths and party operative for many years. Some of the roles he undertook included gathering intelligence information as an advance team before feeding proponents with the same information before they could finally strike at enemy positions. But Tom Obengo who is today a…
By Gilbert Ochieng Some 1934 rice farmers in Bunyula, Busia County will directly benefit from three combine rice harvesters through a partnership. Magombe Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society chairman Christopher Gunyi said gone were the days when rice farming was operated manually. He pointed out that rice farmers from Bunyala Irrigation Scheme have been losing ten bags…
By Our Correspondent Over 6,000 farmers in Vihiga County have been awarded Sh43 million under the National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) to support their farming activities. According to the County Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo, the residents should form community groups in order to receive more money from the NARIGP grant. “I promised…
By Tsozungu Kombe Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has disbursed loans amounting Sh10 million to 250 traders to boost their undertakings in Tana River County. KNCCI Tana River branch Chairman Hassan Barisa said that the lobby in collaboration with MASPIR Foundation has given out Sh10 million to the local county business community…
By Our Reporter Nyeri based NewFortis Sacco has trained its eyes on farmers and pastoralists in Laikipia County in a bid to deliver banking services to them and enhancing food security in the semi-arid region. NewFortis Chairman John Githinji said the Sacco was partnering with agricultural officers and other key players in the agricultural sector…
By Martin Ruto Life was bleak for Erickson Omwamba when he discontinued his pursuit for secondary school education due to lack of fees. His parents left Nyanchwa area, Kisii County in in 1989 in search for greener pastures and settled in Saboti, Trans-Nzoia County where Erickson completed his class eight education. “I studied at Nyanchwa…
By Martin Ruto Life was bleak for Erickson Omwamba when he discontinued his pursuit for secondary school education due to lack of fees. His parents left Nyanchwa area, Kisii County in in 1989 in search for greener pastures and settled in Saboti, Trans-Nzoia County where Erickson completed his class eight education. “I studied at Nyanchwa…
By John Majau Two young men accused of robbing a Sacco have been released on a cash bail of Sh500, 000 each or a bond of Sh1 million with a similar surety. The two, Paul Mwenda Kubai and Moses Gitene Mwongera, a Meru County government staff denied a multiple counts before a Meru court including…
By Sammy Chivanga Trans-Nation (TN) Sacco beat the Covid-19 odds to open new satellite offices in Marsabit and Moyale. The Sacco management said the decision to quickly formulate strategies to navigate the Covid-19 turbulence helped cushion members and also help the Sacco to grow. “The offices are doing very well and we intend to venture…
By Malachi Motano Covid -19 pandemic disrupted a lot of operations across many sectors of the economy and Sacco sector was one such industry. To understand how the pandemic really affected the Saccos space in Kenya, the volatility, lessons learnt and remedies to adopt to caution future disruptions, Cynthia Wandia, core founder and CEO of…
