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South-Rift leaders to meet to plot new strategies to curb loses after low tea bonuses

Sacco ReviewOctober 12, 2025October 13, 202504 mins

Leaders from the South- Rift Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Zone are set to convene on Monday, October 13, for a high-level meeting at Mogogosiek in Bomet County aimed at developing actionable strategies to revitalize the tea sector and enhance farmer earnings. Organized under the #MesendetMovement, the much-anticipated forum is expected to attract directors and…

Meru market traders elect their leaders

Sacco ReviewOctober 12, 202504 mins

Makutano Market traders from Meru County have elected leaders to govern the activity of the market. The elections which are held after three years saw traders coming together to have new leadership to steer the market forward. The traders had Samuel Gitonga reelected as the Chairman for the fourth consecutive time; Elijoy Kagwiria won the…

Why Education for members is key to co-operatives transformation

Sacco ReviewOctober 11, 2025October 11, 202509 mins

In discharging their mandate in line with the fifth co-operatives principle as published by the International Co-operative Alliance, co-operative institutions all over the world take the initiative of providing education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees to enhance their capacity to effectively contribute to the development of their co-operative organizations. That…

Kilifi’s Driftwood Cooperative elects new chairman

Sacco ReviewOctober 11, 202502 mins

Driftwood Cooperative Society in Malindi Sub County in Kilifi County has elected new chairman, Franklin Charo Nyiro to head the society. Speaking to Sacco Review in his office in Malindi town recently, Driftwood Cooperative society Secretary, Onesmus Nzai said that the new chairman was elected during an Annual General Meeting conducted recently and supervised by…

Empowering Sacco staff through training: Turning the Fifth Cooperative Principle into practice

Sacco ReviewOctober 10, 2025011 mins

Among the seven principles of cooperatives, principle number five talks about Education training and information to members and general public. It encourages that member, stakeholders and the public need to be taught, trained and given information on the operations of the cooperatives. This principle has been adopted and exercised in almost all cooperatives over a…

SASRA sounds alarm over fake Saccos masquerading as genuine cooperatives

Sacco ReviewOctober 10, 2025011 mins

Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has raised concern over the rise of unregulated, pyramid‑style entities masquerading as SACCOs, endangering the trust and work of the well-structured cooperatives. The SASRA said many, regulated SACCOs are safe havens: institutions that allow employees, informal sector workers, farmers, and diaspora Kenyans to pool savings, access loans, and build wealth,…

Former Police DT Sacco Director Johnson Korir passes away

Sacco ReviewOctober 10, 2025October 10, 202502 mins

The Kenya National Police Deposit Taking (DT) Sacco fraternity is mourning the passing of Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Johnson Kibor Korir, a former Director of the Sacco, who passed away on September 25, 2025. Korir, remembered for his dedication to members’ welfare and strong leadership, played a key role in promoting financial growth…

Taita Taveta farmers urged to join Cooperatives as County launches subsidized livestock vaccination drive

Sacco ReviewOctober 9, 202508 mins

Taita Taveta County leadership has issued a strong call to livestock farmers to register with ward-based cooperatives, positioning these organizations as the primary gateway to accessing critical veterinary services and agricultural support under the newly launched National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project. Speaking during the launch of the National E-Voucher Vaccination program at Manoa, Mwatate…

KUSCCO to auction Ksh1.7B properties in loan recovery drive

Sacco ReviewOctober 9, 202504 mins

The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Kuscco) has launched a massive recovery drive targeting Ksh1.7 billion worth of defaulted housing loans from 684 borrowers, in a renewed push to clean up its books and restore confidence in the cooperative sector. The auctions, scheduled for November 6, 14, and 28, will see houses and…

SASRA hosts Nigerian delegation to strengthen Sacco sector ties

Sacco ReviewOctober 9, 202507 mins

The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) welcomed a high-level delegation from Nigeria recently, in a landmark event that underscored the growing collaboration between two of Africa’s economic powerhouses in the cooperative sector. Led by Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, CON, and Nigeria’s Minister of State for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the…