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Solution Sacco, through its Corporate Social Responsibility, has fully sponsored more than 60 bright but needy students in Meru County. The students, who scored 350 marks and above in last year’s KCPE exams, also received Mathematical sets, Bibles, metal boxes and other school necessities. Solution Sacco Chairman Francis Murithi said as a Sacco they are…
Small rural based enterprises, especially women groups in Embu county, have appealed for help from various experts in the cooperative movement to help them create ecofriendly products. One such enterprise is Kiritiri Kwimenya Self Help Group which makes eco-friendly Kiondo bags from sisal fibre. The bags are mainly sold through barter trade with maize growers…
Small rural based enterprises, especially women groups in Embu county, have appealed for help from various experts in the cooperative movement to help them create ecofriendly products. One such enterprise is Kiritiri Kwimenya Self Help Group which makes eco-friendly Kiondo bags from sisal fibre. The bags are mainly sold through barter trade with maize growers…
The ongoing Universal Traders Sacco (UTS) share drive initiative has so far raised Ksh30 million with a target to hit Ksh70 million by the end of July. Sacco Chief Executive Officer Dominic Mutunga said the Sacco initiated the drive to boost its capital base and recruit new members. He said the drive has drawn participants…
Police on Friday lobbed teargas to disperse members of Matuu Wendano Company who held demonstrations calling for the transfer of Matungulu Deputy County Commissioner Evelyn Wekesa. The demos led by Chairperson James Mwangangi Mwovi led to a slow-down on Tala-Ol-donyo Sabuk causing traffic congestion. While addressing journalists, they claimed that the DCC through the police…
The county government of Machakos has issued cheques worth Ksh138 million to farmers from various cooperative societies and community based organizations. Speaking while issuing out the cheques at Machakos People’s Park, Governor Wavinya Ndeti noted that the funds are meant to enable farmers procure material and farm inputs. The governor promised to issue out more…
Members of Wendano Matuu Company Ltd in Matungulu constituency on Thursday protested outside the company offices after the police barred them from holding a meeting in their land which has been a subject of court cases for the last 15 years as different factions within the society wrangle for leadership. The members blamed the local…
By Stephen Muthini Farmers in Machakos County have received financial boost to increase productivity after the County government issued cheques worth over Sh138 million to various Cooperative Societies and Community Based Organizations. The cheques were issued by governor Wavinya Ndeti at Machakos People’s Park where farmers’ groups also showcased their products. The event billed as…
By John Majau. Isiolo abattoir once operational will be an economic game changer by creating opportunities for county residents in the tannery industry, animal feeds, and meat processing. Isiolo County Agriculture CECM Jusuf Mohamed affirmed that the ravaging droughts that led to the loss of 50% of the county livestock particularly cattle would have been…
By Our Reporter Police were forced to intervene and stop a meeting called by the Kimiti Housing Cooperative Society in Matungulu sub county of Machakos county. This is after some of the Sacco members began demonstrating against the society committee. They told Sacco review that they have no trust with the committee and needed elections….
