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The government is negotiating with banking institutions to streamline their lending packages to accommodate small and medium enterprises, which are thought to be the pillar to the country’s future economy. Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said the government was consulting with banks to restructure and be more attractive to the small and medium enterprises. Chelugui…
A 2020 Survey conducted by the State Department for Co-operative Development revealed that there are 5,723 dormant cooperatives, which are at risk of losing its assets to unscrupulous officials. Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators (KSPC) is now calling on government to develop policy guidelines that will help to safeguard assets of cooperatives that may fall…
Embu County has targeted to have all its adult population in cooperative societies. County Director of Cooperatives David Muriuki said sector stakeholders in the county are focused on recruiting 600,000 members, which the approximate number of people in the adult bracket. He said the cooperative movement in Embu controls up to Ksh14 billion in liquid…
The County Assembly of Taita Taveta has been asked to fast-track passage of the County Cooperative Draft Bill to provide trustworthy market intelligence, practical advice and business tools to regulate and streamline registration of Saccos in the County. Deputy Governor Christine Kilalo said that the county administration is keen to ensure cooperatives in the area…
The government has come up with a draft policy that is meant to revive the sugar industry, even as it bans sugar production for the next three months. According to the draft policy – Revitalization of the Sugar Industry by the State Department for Crop Development – it will take the government up to 10…
Milk production in twelve counties countrywide is set to double following a series of interventions rolled out through a project run by the Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems (KCDMS). Through the US-AID-funded project, over 190,000 farmers in Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Homa Bay, Vihiga, Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Kisii, Kitui, Makueni and Taita Taveta counties have…
Busia County Executive Committee Member in charge of Trade, Industries, Investment and Cooperatives Omuse Olakachuna has revealed that the county government will enact laws that will strengthen cooperative societies in the region. Omuse disclosed that some of the issues they aim to address is how to safeguard Saccos’ funds and repayment of loans. He noted…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has termed the establishment of Western Kenya Muslim Sacco a crucial step towards ensuring financial independence of women in rural areas. Speaking during the annual women Muslim women Quran competition in Kakamega,the prime CS reiterated that the government firmely supports the move by women to financially advance themselves since they…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has raised concern over the high number of cyber security attacks, which rose from 7.7 million in 2018 to 444 million in 2023. Speaking in Kisumu during the awards ceremony of the Kisumu edition of the Authority’s cyber security bootcamp and hackathon series 2023, Internal Audit Director Rosalid Muriithi…
Cabinet Secretary Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Simon Kiprono Chelugui has urged cooperatives to invest in technology to tackle climate change which has become a challenge in the development of cooperative movement. Speaking during the 7th Annual Conference 2023 at the Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK), Chelugui said climate change has…
