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Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has urged SACCO leaders to attend the Annual Savings and Credit Cooperative Association Congress so as to exchange knowledge on cooperative policies and practices. Speaking during SACCO leaders’ consultative breakfast meeting on preparedness status for the 23rd SACCA congress organized by African Confederation…
Twelve suspects linked to the mysterious disappearance of Ksh166 million belonging to the Njiwa Sacco have been charged before the Kahawa Law Courts. Appearing before Senior Principal Magistrate Boaz Maura Obwewa, the suspects pleaded to 223 charges filed against them by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Through their lawyers led by Danstan…
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has issued three penalty notices to three data controllers for failing to observe data privacy rights to data subjects and , not complying with the Data Protection Act. This has been revealed through a press released today, September 26, 2023, by the office of the data protection commissioner….
Latest Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) reports indicate a drop in financial investments in Saccos for the period 2021/2022, against the total assets of the segment. The total amount of financial investments of regulated Saccos decreased from Ksh50.30 billion in 2021, which represented 6.23 per cent of the total assets, to Ksh49.95 billion in 2022,…
Kisii County Deputy Governor Dr. Robert Monda has stressed on the importance of financial literacy campaigns and member education drives among Saccos to cultivate a saving culture among residents. Speaking during the launch of Stima Sacco new branch at Waumini Plaza where he represented Governor Simba Arati, Dr Monda noted that cooperatives play a pivotal…
Surestep Systems and Solutions Ltd has addressed the ongoing Njiwa Sacco fraud case. Through a press release dated September 23, 2023, the company stated that it believes it is essential to clarify that the matter dates back to 2018 and is not a recent occurrence. Since the inception of this case, Surestep has been unwavering…
Retirement can mean leaving employment to pursue other interests or businesses. According to my personal analysis, upon retirement, 47 percent of retirees depend on relatives, 3 percent go back to working, 16 percent depend on state pension and only 34 percent have financial independence. Interestingly, 82 per cent of those with financial independence (the 34…
Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Simon Chelugui has urged Saccos to embrace the emerging Financial Technology (FinTech) innovations for relevance and sustainability. The CS emphasized the importance of cooperatives and Saccos in achieving financial inclusion for the majority of the Kenyan population in line with the government’s Bottom-up Economic…
Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary (CS) Simon Chelugui has proposed that Saccos be allowed to clear their cheque books directly as opposed to the current practice of doing it through commercial banks. The CS said Saccos were incurring a lot of expenses when clearing their cheques through commercial banks. “I believe that Saccos will be able to…
Over 100 firms in the real estate sector have formed an association dubbed Real Estate Stakeholders Association to help end the many cases of Kenyans being conned millions of shillings by fraudulent land buying and selling companies. According to Zani Properties Limited chairman Shamton Githere, the association will play a pivotal role in regulating the…
