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KTDA suspends staff travel, training amid outcry over shrinking farmer bonuses

Sacco ReviewOctober 28, 202503 mins

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has suspended all staff travel, off-site meetings, and training activities across its subsidiaries in a sweeping cost-cutting directive aimed at tightening governance and responding to mounting pressure over reduced farmer bonuses. In an internal memo, dated October 21, 2025, the agency circulated to all general managers, department heads, and…

SASRA threatens lifetime ban for Sacco auditors over delayed reports

Sacco ReviewOctober 28, 202505 mins

The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has issued a stern warning to external auditors who fail to submit mandatory statutory reports on time, saying they risk permanent deregistration and a lifetime ban from auditing any cooperative institution in Kenya. In a circular released this week, SASRA revealed that several audit firms had either failed to…

IG Sacco to hold online induction session for new members in November

Sacco ReviewOctober 28, 2025October 28, 202504 mins

Invest and Grow, IG Sacco in Kakamega County has announced that it will hold an online induction session for new members on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The session, which will be conducted via Zoom, will bring together members who joined the Sacco from April 1, 2025, to date, as part of…

CS Kagwe calls for research, data, and science-based farming to address food security

Sacco ReviewOctober 28, 202503 mins

The Agriculture and livestock development Cabinet Secretary, CS Mutahi Kagwe has called for a researched, data and science-based farming to achieve food security and curb excessive imports. Speaking during a visit to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research (KALRO) Msabaha Research Centre in Kilifi County, the CS said that Kenya is currently produces 4 Billion…

SASRA licenses more SACCOs to operate in Kenya to boost Cooperative sector

Sacco ReviewOctober 28, 202503 mins

The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has given the nod to more savings and credit cooperative organizations (SACCOs) to operate in Kenya, signaling continued growth in the country’s cooperative financial sector. According to Kenya Gazette Notice No. 15383 published on October 24, SASRA authorized additional SACCOs to engage in both deposit-taking and specified non-deposit-taking business…

Kilifi County rolls out new laws to regulate SACCO activities

Sacco ReviewOctober 27, 202504 mins

The Kilifi County Government has introduced new laws to regulate the activities and operations of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) across the county, in a move aimed at protecting members from exploitation and promoting accountability within the cooperative sector. Speaking during the Imarika SACCO Delegates Meeting in Kilifi Town, County Director of Cooperative Development…

Chemelil Sugar Factory roars back to life after major revamp

Sacco ReviewOctober 25, 202504 mins

The Chemelil Sugar Factory in Kisumu County has begun its journey back to full operation following significant investments in equipment modernization. The gradual start of the factory’s operations were witnessed by the Kisumu County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Agriculture, Irrigation, Livestock, Fisheries, and Blue Economy, Kenneth Onyango, who hailed the development. “The county is…

15 dormant Cooperative Societies in Mombasa are set for resurgence

Sacco ReviewOctober 25, 202504 mins

Fifteen dormant Cooperative Societies in Mombasa County are set for revival, Sacco Review has reliably established. Speaking to Sacco Review from Mombasa town recently, Mombasa County Cooperative director, Nelson Nyoro revealed that the county will be using the funds allocated for office operations to revive the dormant cooperative societies in the area He, however disclosed…

Avocado Society of Kenya appeal to AFA to reconsider its directive halting avocado exports

Sacco ReviewOctober 25, 202503 mins

Avocado Society of Kenya has appealed to the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to reconsider its directive halting avocado exports. AFA had announced closing of avocado harvesting season for sea shipment for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year, the directive came to force from October 20, 2025. In a closure notice issued by AFA Director General Brun…

Meru youth turn up in large numbers for NYOTA programme launch

Sacco ReviewOctober 25, 202505 mins

Youth in Meru County turned in large numbers on Friday to register for the launch of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme, with leaders calling on them to embrace discipline and long term vision while undertaking the project. NYOTA programme, a flagship government initiative designed to tackle unemployment through entrepreneurship and practical skills…