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Traders in Kilifi county have been advised to apply for Wezesha Fund ( formerly Mbegu Fund ) from the county government to boost their businesses. Speaking during a public function held in Malanga village in Malindi sub county, Sokoke Ward Member of County Assembly ( MCA ) Thaura Mweni said the loans do not have…
Before I get to the core of this story, let me tell you about the amusing anecdote about a strange ‘doctor’ in the village where I grew up. I describe him so because some of the shenanigans he exhibited border on the absurd, if not criminal. You see Disco Matanga, for that was his name,…
Sacco leaders have been urged to use the appropriate technology to run Sacco operation so as to spur growth. Martin Kimani, an Associate Director in KPMG’s Technology Transformation Unit and a speaker at the forum, told the leaders that technology reaches more ground and keeps up with the ever changing business environment. Kimani said that…
Herman Mwashighadi Mwachia can truly attest to how Saccos are beneficial to its members. Mwachia, who is a member of Qwetu Sacco, says that the Sacco changed his life for the better. The retired primary school teacher acquired a loan of Ksh2.5 million from Qwetu Sacco which he used to build a modern permanent house…
More than 12,500 farmers are expected to double their harvests once the first phase of the Lower Nzoia Irrigation project is completed as they will be able to do two seasons of rice a year. Irrigation Principal Secretary (PS) Ephantus Kimotho said farmers will get enough water by gravity when the Ksh3.8 billion project is…
Youth in Malindi sub county, Kilifi county have been urged to take advantage of Uwezo Fund to boost their businesses. Speaking to Sacco Review, Malindi sub county Youth Development Officer Mtana Mwahunga urged the youth to form groups to enable them to access the Fund to expand their businesses. “The Fund will help address the issue…
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (WRSETA) in partnership with Zetech University are training over 100 SMEs from South Africa on networking, marketing, customer care, and food safety regulations among other business-oriented skills. South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu said the skills will empower the SMEs to grow their country’s…
Sweet potato farmers from Kuria in Migori County have expressed concern over the reducing prices of the crop. Led by Joyce Maroa, the farmers urged the government to chip in and help them get good prices for their produce. They blamed the county government for not completing the construction of the potato processing factory in…
Bungoma county leaders have urged the youth in the region to embrace hass avocado farming as an alternative source of income. Speaking during the official opening of Sisi Village produce demonstration centre for hass avocado and bee keeping projects in Kanduyi constituency, area MP John Makali and his Bumula counterpart Jack Wamboka urged locals to…
Experts and other stakeholders in the cooperative movement have been challenged to offer professional guidance on prudent financial management to start-up groups to ensure such units mature to Saccos and Cooperatives. Former Commissioner of Cooperatives Geoffrey Njang’ombe argued that when well equipped with skills and funds management skills, the groups have the potential of expanding…
