Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The curtain has fallen on the man, Murungi Kibanga Manyara, who bestrode the country’s cooperative movement landscape like a colossus for close to half a century! The cruel hand of death has indeed robbed the country of its icon on matters cooperative law. The late Kibanga, who breathed his last on March 1, 2024, after…
Investors who bought land through a Thika based land firm, the Lesedi Developers Limited, have a reason to smile after the firm began issuing them with title deeds after years of wait. Following many days of court battles between the firm and investors over the former’s failure to issue them title deeds and alleged multiple…
Thousands of boda boda operators in Embu County will be supported to launch a Sacco to enable them save and access loans and motor cycles, Governor Cecily Mbarire has announced. Governor Mbarire said once founded the Sacco would ensure that the boda boda operators are not subjected to exploitation by shylocks who charge unwarranted interests…
Savings and Credit Cooperative Annual (SACCA) Congress will be held in Kenya later this year. Plans to host the 2024 SACCA Congress in the country have started in earnest with the constitution of a high-level working group. The Congress will go along the same lines as the previous Continental Congresses that made important contributions towards…
Tom Charigah emerged the winner of a three-bedroom house worth KSh3.2 million in a savings promotion scheme organized by Mwalimu National Sacco. READ ALSO: Kajiado women to receive interest-free loans if law is passed Charigah who been a member of the Mwalimu Sacco for over 40 years, was given the house situated at Kisaju area…
Top Saccos in the country are paying members at least four per cent more in dividends for their 2023 savings compared to a year earlier. Most cooperatives attributed the performance to muscular growth in its net interest income, enhanced member deposits and increased membership. Safaricom Investment Corporative (SIC) members will take home KSh142.4 million in…
Ufundi Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited has announced the sale of it’s 14-storeyed building, Ufundi Co-op Plaza, at the junction of Moi Avenue and Moktar Daddah Street. In a local daily newspaper notice dated February 29, 2024, the Sacco has invited bidders for the iconic building Nairobi Central Business District that will be sold…
The Invest and Grow (IG) Sacco, based in Kakamega County on Wednesday February 28, 2024 reported a 2.5 per cent jump in 2023 net profit. The net profit of KSh1.91 billion for last year compares with a profit of KSh1.86 million a year earlier. The Sacco intends to enroll more members to channel their income…
Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Kericho branch will assist youths in the county to venture into small scale businesses through access to funds and financial training. The chairman of the branch Pastor Robinson Bett said the youths in the county urgently need financial help which should be provided after financial trainings and…
Insider lending is a process where a Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (Sacco) or a financial services institution advances loans to its officers or directors. However, in some developed countries, such as the United States, it is a requirement that such loans are charged at the same interest rate, repayment terms and credit evaluation criteria…
