Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Charles Omwansa, the CEO of the giant Gusii Mwalimu Sacco, has called it a day. Omwansa, who has three decades of experience in the Sacco sector, has left the institution with a rich and unrivalled legacy. The Sacco held a retirement party at Monarch Hotel in Kisii County which was graced by other Sacco members,…
Fish farmers in Vihiga County have a reason to smile after the county government established its own largest facilities in the country, Mwitoko Fish Hatchery and Aquaculture Training Centre, from where they will get quality and certified fingerlings at subsidized prices. Initially, farmers had no source of certified fingerlings, having to get it from distant…
Kenya Teachers Sacco Association (KETSA) has registered significant growth in its programmes for the last one year. Association Chairman Robert Kithanju revealed that the programmes undertaken by KETSA have led to a growth in asset base from Ksh260 million in May 2022 to Ksh349 million currently, translating to a growth of 34 per cent. During…
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…
