Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Uber has opened fast food delivery services at the lakeside city of Kisumu. Christened Uber Eats, the service will enable customers in Kisumu and its environs to enjoy their favourite breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack from the restaurants delivered to their doorstep after placing an order. Nakampe Molewa, the General Manager of Uber Eats for Sub-Saharan…
The delays and sometime failure by counties to remit deductions to Saccos has hampered their smooth running and even risking liquidity. Saccos now say that employer institutions’ failure to honour their obligations of remitting Sacco deductions affects the financial performance of these firms, despite various policy and administrative measures being put in place to address…
Boda Boda Saccos in Uasin Gishu County have received a huge boost through training and award of licences by the Kenya Roads Board (KRB), county administration and Kenya Red Cross among other partners. The training and licensing process served to refine and authorize individuals to operate on the roads legally especially for some who may…
Some 50 new cooperative societies have been registered in Taita Taveta County, Sacco Review has established. Speaking to Sacco Review in Voi town recently, County Cooperative Commissioner Erastus Gonzi said that the 50 new cooperatives were registered between September last year and early April this year. He further stated that 10 dormant cooperative societies in…
Former Public and Private Sector Cooperative Society (FOPPS) Sacco have entered into a contract with Cooperative Bank as the Last Expense Cover for its members. In a speech during the FOPPS Sacco Annual General Meeting at ACK Guest House in Amagoro, Busia County, National Chairman and founder Ben Akwara said the Last Expense Policy Cover…
Some 100 homeowners at Greatwall Gardens estate in Athi River might lose their units after Erdemann Property Limited lost a KSh1.9 Billion loan case against Kenya Commercial Bank. Erdermann Property Ltd, the developer made a prayer to the court saying that homeowners were innocent purchasers and that the units were sold by mistake, the prayer…
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Simon Chelugui this week hosted in his office hosted a delegation from Kipkelion District Cooperative Union (KDCU) led by Chairman Mathew Bore. Chelugui noted that the cooperative has made significant progress since last October during a fact-finding tour of Kipkelion Coffee Mill at…
Avocado farmers in Kisii County have been asked form Saccos to help them market and sell their produce. Governor Simba Arati noted the societies will weed out middlemen who have been exploiting farmers. He spoke at Kisii Agricultural Training Centre (ATC) during the flagging off 200, 000 Hass avocado seedlings to farmers across the county….
Kisumu County Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has ordered management of the lakeside city to take stern action against those allowing their livestock to roam within the Central Business District. Nyong’o said the livestock have been eating and even uprooting tree seedlings planted in parts of the city. In a speech read on his behalf by his…
State Department of Cooperatives Permanent Secretary Patrick Kilemi has assured farmers that the Government has put in place measures to pay them and relieve them from mounting debts and market uncertainties. The PS who appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives chaired by Aldai Member of Parliament Maryanne Keitany assured the…
