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Yetu Sacco honours its founding members

Yetu, Ollin Saccos honour founding members and staff

Yetu DT Sacco turns to its founding members during Customer Service Week celebrations. Ollin Sacco puts its staff in the spotlight for their role in serving members. Both Saccos use the celebrations to highlight the people behind their member services. Yetu DT Sacco and Ollin Sacco have marked Customer Service Week with activities honouring their…

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Homa Bay Woman Representative Joyce Osogo (left) and Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya speak during the Jua Kali Artisan Day event at Raila Odinga Stadium.

Homa Bay artisan event turns chaotic as youths grab machines

A youth equipment handover in Homa Bay turned chaotic as crowds surged onto the stadium pitch. Machines and other business equipment became the centre of a scramble as tensions rose. Police were called in and secured the remaining equipment after the handover was halted. A government programme meant to equip women, youths and people living…

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Cosmopolitan DT Sacco explores partnership with KNCCI Nakuru

Cosmopolitan DT Sacco explores new opportunities for collaboration with the business community in Nakuru. The engagement focused on areas that could create value for Sacco members and local businesses. Cosmopolitan DT Sacco is exploring potential areas of partnership with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Nakuru Chapter following an engagement between the…

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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki speaks during a meeting./ Courtesy

Kindiki defends agriculture reforms, cites gains in production

Government says agriculture reforms have lowered input costs and improved farmer productivity. Farmer registration has expanded as Kenya pushes reforms across key agricultural value chains. Agro processing and smart farming are emerging as the next priorities in the sector. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the Government’s agriculture reforms, saying measures implemented over the past…

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Farmer checks on her coffee berries in the farm. PHOTO| File

Farmers’ Saccos face highest bad loans as bad weather bites

Agriculture Saccos record the highest bad loan ratio in the sector Erratic weather continues to weigh on farmers’ loan repayments Agriculture Saccos serve the largest membership despite a smaller asset base Agriculture-based Saccos posted the highest bad loan ratio at 14.01 percent in 2025, the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) reports. The finding comes from…

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Principal Secretary for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Susan Mang’eni speaking before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and cooperatives./ courtesy

Gov’t moves to turn industrial hubs into job engines

Government targets full operation of 290 industrial centres Power connections emerge as a major hurdle facing the centres CIDCs have already supported thousands of jobs and MSMEs The government is stepping up efforts to operationalise Constituency Industrial Development Centres (CIDCs) across the country as it seeks to take manufacturing, value addition and business opportunities closer…

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Principal Secretary for MSMEs Susan Mang’eni

PS Mang’eni decries power delays hurting MSME projects

PS Mangeni warns power delays are putting MSME projects at risk Young entrepreneurs in value addition need reliable electricity to run machinery Government urged to consider solar and other alternative power sources Government spending on enterprise projects will come to nothing if the power supply stays unreliable, State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…

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PS Ephantus Kimotho speaks during the Eastern and Southern Africa Private Sector Forum on Irrigation in Nairobi.- PHOTO| courtesy

PS Kimotho urges banks to use farm data to finance farmers

PS Kimotho calls for farm data to help banks assess farmers for loans Government data systems could open new financing options for small farmers Irrigation firms urged to prepare for a planned 2027 equipment rollout Small farmers in Kenya could get loans more easily if banks looked at how their farms perform, instead of asking…

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