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By Abdi Hussein Most of the Bodaboda riders claim they cannot raise the Sh4, 500 fee required for the nationwide safety training program training launched recently. The program sponsored by the national government in collaboration with National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) and National youth service (NYS) is aimed to raise road safety awareness across the…
By Sammy Chivanga Fraudulent managers who swindle from Saccos will now be nabbed by the Sacco Societies Fraud Investigations Unit (SSFIU). The much awaited unit is finally up and running, one and half years since President Uhuru Kenyatta directed that it be established in July 2019. “The new unit is fashioned on the lines of…
By Malachi Motano The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Mwaka finally exited office after five years of service. The CEO been replaced in acting capacity by Peter Njuguna who was previously in charge of Sacco supervision,. “His term that ended and Mr Njuguna will be in charge of the institution…
By John Majau Meru County Government has launched an aflatoxin testing laboratory at Kinoru Dispensary to area residents from consuming the fungal toxins. Aflatoxin is feared to be one of the causes of increased cancer cases in the region and the country at large. The lab was launched five years after a study done by…
By John Majau Agriculture CS Peter Munya has urged farmers to take coffee to the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU). He said the government has enforced new regulations for the benefit of farmers to seal loopholes that existed before. He warned farmers that they will only have themselves to blame if they take their…
By Asa Maina Four-year-old Nyeri South Traders Sacco paid a dividend of 10% in 2020, an increase from eight percent in 2019. The Sacco chairman Joseph Wanjohi said it had also paid out a dividend of 10% in 2017 and but the payout declined to 4% in 2018. Speaking during its fourth Annual General Meeting…
By Erick Nyayiera Small scale traders in Siaya County have received business loans from Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI’s) MasterCard programme. The KNCCI Siaya branch Chairperson Mrs. Roseline Omuga said the first group of traders at Kambare trading center in Gem sub-county have received a minimum of Sh30,000 interest free loans. She…
By Staff Reporter Bunyala Cooperative Society has received a pilot agro-mechanization hub to help rice farmers in Bunyala area of Busia County. The three-year incubation project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Co-operatives to boost the capacity of farmers The agricultural machinery was handed to the co-operative society hub at Busagwa Primary…
Jane Maina, a mother of two, joined Mentor Sacco two decades ago. She shares her story on how the Sacco came to her rescue when she was first employed and transformed her life with our writer Malachi Motano. Jane Maina was excited when she was hired by the Teachers Service Commission two decades ago. Her…
By Roy Hezron The Co-operative Sector Baseline Survey report released recently revealed that Nairobi County has the highest number of dormant co-operative societies in the country. A total of 5,723 co-operatives were found to be dormant with Nairobi having1,459, while Mombasa and Kisumu had 425 and 417 dormant co-operatives. The counties with the least number…
