Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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Latest Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) reports indicate a drop in financial investments in Saccos for the period 2021/2022, against the total assets of the segment. The total amount of financial investments of regulated Saccos decreased from Ksh50.30 billion in 2021, which represented 6.23 per cent of the total assets, to Ksh49.95 billion in 2022,…
Universal Traders Sacco has awarded Agnes Kalondu Nzuki a Toyota Probox, the car she won from a Ksh2000 stake she deposited to enter the grand draw at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County. The elated lady from Mutituni/ Ngelani Ward in Machakos County could not believe her luck. She was among the numerous winners who walked…
Kisii County Deputy Governor Dr. Robert Monda has stressed on the importance of financial literacy campaigns and member education drives among Saccos to cultivate a saving culture among residents. Speaking during the launch of Stima Sacco new branch at Waumini Plaza where he represented Governor Simba Arati, Dr Monda noted that cooperatives play a pivotal…
Urithi Housing Cooperative Society Limited has issued 86 title deeds to members of its flagship Panorama Gardens gated community project located in Thika. The society’s chairman Samuel Maina said the move is part of the cooperative’s efforts to revive its stalled projects. He revealed that the 86 title deeds are part of the 200 deeds…
Surestep Systems and Solutions Ltd has addressed the ongoing Njiwa Sacco fraud case. Through a press release dated September 23, 2023, the company stated that it believes it is essential to clarify that the matter dates back to 2018 and is not a recent occurrence. Since the inception of this case, Surestep has been unwavering…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested nine employees of Njiwa Savings and Credit Co-operative (Sacco) Society in connection with the disappearance of Ksh160 million from Sacco savings. In a statement through its official twitter handle this morning September 23, 2023, the DCI noted that the employees belonging to staff of the…
Gatondo Women Group has called on co-operatives experts to provide professional guidance to rural based self-help and women groups in Embu County so as to transform into more profitable entities such as Saccos and Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs). In an interview with Sacco Review, the Group’s chairlady Ms. Ephrath Wamai noted that a lot of such…
A Matungulu Constituency doctor has asked banks and micro -finance institutions to come up with schemes to motivate coffee growers for investments in the region. Dr Philip Munyao, a consulting doctor, said financial institutions should train farmers on investment opportunities, saying that if there were regular fora organized by the banks, the interaction will encourage farmers to…
Retirement can mean leaving employment to pursue other interests or businesses. According to my personal analysis, upon retirement, 47 percent of retirees depend on relatives, 3 percent go back to working, 16 percent depend on state pension and only 34 percent have financial independence. Interestingly, 82 per cent of those with financial independence (the 34…
Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Simon Chelugui has urged Saccos to embrace the emerging Financial Technology (FinTech) innovations for relevance and sustainability. The CS emphasized the importance of cooperatives and Saccos in achieving financial inclusion for the majority of the Kenyan population in line with the government’s Bottom-up Economic…
