Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The fifth cooperative principle of Education, training and information encourages Cooperative societies to hold education days to train members, stakeholders and the public on the operations of the cooperatives so they can contribute to the development of their co-operatives and ensure they are run professionally. These trainings bring us to the biggest question of: are the…
People follow leaders whose leadership styles or approaches command respect. That is what Dr. John C. Maxwell calls the Law of Respect in the heroic book titled the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Ideally, there are six ways to earn respect as a leader. These include: Some people are born with greater skills and ability…
Jumuisha Sacco Society Limited is steadfast in its endeavor to empower its members through the provision of quality products and services that improve their socio-economic developments. Sacco Chairperson Eveline Otieno is confident the Sacco is the region’s leading financial partner in offering real time financial solutions to businesses and groups for economic development. “Jumuisha Sacco…
Members of Anchor Premier Sacco, formerly Urithi Premier Sacco, can now heave a sigh of relief after the new management rolled out plans to recover their properties still held up by Urithi Housing Co-operative Society Limited. The Sacco, which was associated with Urithi, rebranded three years ago by dropping the name Urithi and replacing it…
Stakeholders in the cooperative movement aired the major challenges facing the movement to Cooperatives & MSMEs CS Simon Chelugui and PS Patrick Kilemi. National Cooperative Housing Union (NACHU) National Chairman Francis Kamande lamented about the few housing units in the country. He revealed that Kenyan urban centres need about 2,500,000 housing units but there are…
President William Ruto has lauded the unique nature of the cooperative business model of aggregating human and capital resources for informing his administration’s economic transformation agenda. The president revealed that since Saccos focus on uplifting Kenyans at the bottom of the economic pyramid, his administration decided to use them to help in economic transformation. He…
Beach managers have asked President William Ruto to include the fishing sector in his fiscal plans and rename the Ministry of Agriculture and Blue Economy to include Fisheries and Aquaculture. Led by National Beach Management Units (BMU) Chairman Tom Guda, the fishermen claimed that the fishing industry contributes about 1 per cent of the national…
In this fast changing and dynamic labour market, it is essential for employees to communicate effectively with each other for better understanding as well as increased productivity. Employees who do everything on their own get overburdened to the extent of failing to deliver on their intended targets and results. It is therefore critical to note…
President William Ruto will preside over the eighth annual Meru Dairy Cooperative Union Farmers Field Day tomorrow at Gitooro showground, Meru county. The event, which has been organized by the country’s second biggest milk processor, will also be graced by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, 30,000 dairy farmers , experts, service providers, manufacturers and institutions offering…
Mombasa County has witnessed major growth in the number of savings and credit cooperative societies (Saccos) as residents embrace new ways to uplift their living standards. County Cooperative director Nelson Nyoro said some 30 new Saccos were registered by Cooperative Development ministry between July last year and March this year. Among the cooperative societies registered…
