Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
President William Ruto has revealed that his administration will put in place proper mechanisms to manage the cooperative movement well to ensure Sacco members are safeguarded from exploitation by brokers and cartels. Speaking during Meru Dairy Cooperative Union’s 8th annual field day at Gitooro showground in Meru town, Ruto lamented that it’s very sad that…
Rice farmers in Nyando, Kisumu county have been urged to join cooperative societies to enable them find ready markets for their produce as well as weed out cartels from their midst and ease access to credit. National Irrigation Authority (NIA) West Kenya Region Scheme Manager Kennedy Ouma said cooperatives are a vital element of development…
Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii has challenged Ainabkoi Farmers’ Cooperative Society members to embrace potato farming owing to the current good climate that favours the growth of the crop. He was speaking recently after visiting the cooperative society accompanied by Netherlands Deputy Ambassador to Kenya H.E Joris Bommel and Warehouse Receipting System (WRS) Acting CEO…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kilifi County boasts of having many societies thanks to Morris Mangi, who is credited to the proliferation of cooperatives in the region having planted the seed over three decades ago. Mangi initiated the formation of Kilifi Multipurpose Cooperative Society, now called Magarini Sand and Harvesting Cooperative Society, in 1990. He also formed Malindi Biashara Cooperative…
By Asa Maina Nyeri County is largely dependent on the Cooperative sector for its socio-economic growth and transformation, governor Mutahi Kahiga has said. Enumerating the successes of the sector, Kahiga said that the county has over 193 active Cooperative Societies with a total share capital of over Ksh2.3 billion, an asset base of over Ksh19…
