Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Farmers in Kwale County no longer have to worry about unscrupulous middlemen, thanks to Kwale Pamba and Viazi Cooperative Society (PAVI). PAVI, which was formed in 2014, has enabled local farmers to participate in agricultural livelihood programmes initiated by Base Titanium Company. According to John Cooke, the programme manager, its membership has grown tremendously over…
Former State Department for Cooperatives Principal Secretary Ali Noor Ismail is a happy man. He says that the cooperative sector achieved a lot during his tenure. “I was appointed as the PS under the Jubilee Government in Labour and later on at the State Department for Cooperatives in 2015,” he says. He had a short…
Uasin Gishu County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Industrialization, Tourism, Cooperatives, and Enterprise Development Martha Cheruto has urged cooperators to work on increasing their Sacco shares and deposits to enable them to access the County Enterprise Development Funds that attract low-interest rates on loans. “Higher savings enable one to qualify for higher loans,” she said….
Inadequate supply of affordable housing, high incidental costs, slow property registration and titling process and high cost of land for construction have been identified as some of the reasons most Kenyans are unable to own modern houses, a new report has shown. According to Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) 2022 Annual Integrated Report and Financial…
The Co-operative movement in the country’s Western region can only register development if county governments put proper measures in place to support Saccos in their jurisdictions, seasoned co-operative expert Owuor Awuor has advised. Owuor, who is a long-time regional leader of the giant Ushuru Sacco, observed that most co-operative societies in the region are not…
Kisumu County Executive Committee Member (CEC) for Trade, Tourism, Industry and Cooperatives Farida Salim has lauded the cooperative movement for positively impacting on the economic stability of their membership. Salim, who was the chief guest during the county’s Ushirika Day celebrations, said the movement had experienced tremendous growth in terms of increased membership and savings….
Embu stakeholders in the khat farming industry now want the government to delist the crop as a drug and classify it as a food crop. They want both miraa and muguka, the two sub-species of the khat family, to be included in the food basket of the country to improve its production and sale. Talking…
Cooperative sector practitioners have expressed concerns over the manner in which Saccos and cooperatives are declaring dividends and interest on deposits, as well as honoraria payments. Through Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators (KSPC), the practitioners observed that there are a lot of malpractices among cooperatives in the way dividends, interest on deposits and honoraria are…
Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has explained how groups and chamas can apply for the second phase of the Hustler Fund loan. The Group Micro Enterprise Loan products allow members to apply for loans ranging between Ksh20, 000 to Ksh1 million based on the average credit score of each…
ACK Imani Talent Sacco has opened a new office in Nakuru City to serve members around the Central Business District (CBD) and attract new ones. The new office is located beside St. Paul’s University’s Nakuru campus. In a ceremony attended by a number of dignitaries, including CIC Board of Directors chairperson Dr. Nelson Kuria, ACK…
