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Kajiado County Governor, Joseph ole Lenku, has condoled with the families of Obomo Sacco, a savings and credit cooperative that was founded by Mzee Zablon Nyakeruma who passed on last week. Governor Lenku said Mzee Nyakeruma was not just a pioneer but a visionary leader who left an indelible mark in Kajiado County. He said…
Yetu Sacco has set aside a mouthwatering operational budget of Sh 1.4 billion for it next financial year. The board of management came up with the historical 2025 operational budget which is slightly higher than the previous year that had hit a billion mark for the first time since its inception. The budget estimates were…
The government is planning to finalize the Cooperatives Bill that will enhance governance and legal collaboration between the national and county governments. The ministry is relooking at the Sacco Societies Act to be amend and establish a central liquidity facility and shared services platform to streamline the financial services. According to the CS Oparanya, Saccos…
In a momentous celebration of academic excellence, Hon. FCPA Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, EGH, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) by Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. The conferment will take place on December 11, 2024,…
The Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has finalized its review of a report on the input of the public on the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Committee, chaired by Embakasi North MP James Gakuya examined the report a day after concluding a three-day public participation exercise. The Bill, sponsored by Majority Leader…
The acting chief executive officer of the Kenya Sugar Board Mr. Jude Chesire has been elected the vice chairman of the International Sugar Organization (ISO). The elections took place during a council meeting held at November 29, 2024, at I Canada Square in Canary Wharf London. Mr Edgar Herrera the executive director of LAICA of…
Kwale County Government encourages women groups to register as SACCOs for economic growth development. The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for social services and talent Kwale County government encourages women groups to register as SACCOs for economic growth. In an ongoing initiative to improve the livelihoods of women in the county, the Kwale County government,…
Meru residents have been urged to fully embrace goat farming for economic prosperity and stability. A politician cum philanthropist Mr. Earnest Kimaita Mkulima said goat farming is very profitable and rewarding to those who embrace it. Speaking at Kaguma market in Mwangathia ward in Central Imenti constituency, Meru county, Mkulima said goat milk is currently…
Business stakeholders led by former legislator Lewis Nguyai have called on parliament to come up with stringent measures to cushion Kenyans who access loans from predatory digital lenders. Speaking when he appeared before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to make his submissions on the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 the former MP…
Potato farmers in Meru are set to benefit from Korea through the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA). Dr Ji Gang Kim, director of Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA), said they are carrying out modern village projects in Meru County. “We are holding training on cultivation and post-harvest management within Meru County….
