Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
State Department for Cooperatives Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi has stated that the BT cotton seeds being distributed through Saccos will go a long way in strengthening the cotton value chain in the country. Kilemi added that a vibrant cotton sector will reduce the cost of production per litre of milk and help address the shortage of…
The group lending model has increasingly become popular among Saccos and Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) in recent years. This is largely based on its ability to leverage on joint liability and increased loan repayments while promoting entrepreneurial spirit among borrowers. Group lending methodology is a unique financial service for low income entrepreneurs. To obtain such a…
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) has partnered with the University of Nairobi (UoN) to train female fishmongers on value addition and preservation of their produce. KIRDI Head of Food Technology & Research Gitutu Nyambane said through the training, the women will be able to use food processing technology to preserve fish in order…
Uasin Gishu governor Jonathan Bii has promised to increase the Cooperative fund through a hustler kitty, a move that echoes the national government’s bottom up economics. He said this will ensure that many people who are in groups benefit. “As a county, we have a standalone Cooperative ministry and my government will increase money allocated…
Miraa farmers, traders and users in Meru county have come out gun blazing to defend the crop as a cash crop and not a drug as classified by NACADA. Led by John Mutembei, a miraa consumer, the group stated that the crop is not a drug but a cash crop in Meru and that those…
Nairobi county Governor Johnson Sakaja has said his administration is currently reviewing the County Cooperative Act to incorporate a hustler Sacco that will bring on board all small scale traders in Nairobi. “We are reviewing our policy so that we can have the first hustler Sacco in Nairobi County so that small scale traders, hawkers and hustlers can…
Safaricom Sacco has signed a memorandum of understanding with Centum Real Estate, a move that seeks to enable the Sacco members buy residential homes in Nairobi, Kilifi, and Entebbe, Uganda. Through the MoU, sacco members will be financed to acquire all properties under development by Centum RE at a lower price than the market rate….
Cooperatives & MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has warned rogue Sacco officials against embezzling funds belonging to Sacco members. Speaking during the opening of the inaugural Co-operative Movement Stakeholders’ Annual Conference held in Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort in Mombasa, Chelugui said the government is keeping an eye on the sector to ensure no money…
Early every Wednesday morning, livestock and people flock Souk Hoola livestock market in Garissa. The livestock are very healthy and are sold at very high prices, contrary to media information that livestock prices have dropped to rock bottom due to the biting drought. The market is a beehive of activity. Most traders are either selling…
Yetu Sacco is gearing up to launch a new branch in Chuka town, in a move meant to bring services closer to members.The new branch, which will be launched on June 19, 2023, will bring the total number of branches to eight.Speaking during the Society’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM), Sacco Board Chairman Mark Gitonga…
