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EPRA opens Kenya’s electricity market to private players, ending Kenya Power’s decades-long monopoly

Sacco ReviewMay 13, 2026May 14, 202607 mins

Kenya’s electricity sector is set for a historic shake-up after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) developed regulations that will crack open the power distribution market to private investors, dismantling Kenya Power and Lighting Company’s (KPLC) grip on electricity supply that has held for decades. The draft Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open…

Oparanya briefs senators over KUSCCO’s KSh12B deficit as SACCO reforms intensify

Sacco ReviewMay 12, 2026May 14, 202606 mins

Cabinet Secretary for Co‑operatives and MSMEs Development Wycliffe Oparanya has disclosed that the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO) is grappling with a financial deficit of nearly Ksh12 billion, a crisis uncovered through a forensic audit that revealed years of misreported profits. The revelation comes as the government intensifies reforms aimed at restoring…

Boresha DT Sacco elects Kipruto Kiptoo as new Chairman

Sacco ReviewMay 12, 2026May 15, 202602 mins

Boresha Deposit-Taking (DT) SACCO limited has appointed Kipruto Kiptoo as its new Chairman, succeeding the outgoing long-serving Chairman, Albert Chebiegon. Speaking during the leadership transition, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jacob Mengich expressed confidence in the new Chairman’s leadership, noting that management will work closely with him to steer the Society to greater growth and success….

KNBS Economic Survey 2026: Kenya dairy sector hits record 5.5 million tonnes as New KCC battles losses

Sacco ReviewMay 11, 202604 mins

Kenya’s dairy farmers are producing more milk than ever before, and the numbers to prove it are finally here. Fresh milk production hit 5.5 million tonnes in 2025, a 3.5% increase from the previous year and the third consecutive record, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Economic Survey 2026 released on April…

Kenyan coffee farmers earn Ksh1.75B more through direct export sales in March

Sacco ReviewMay 11, 202607 mins

Kenyan coffee farmers, cooperatives, and exporters earned significantly higher returns from direct coffee export sales in March 2026 as international buyers continued paying premium prices for high-quality and traceable Kenyan coffee outside the traditional auction system. According to a new report by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), growers and exporters sold 1.70 million kilograms…

APOLOGY AND CLARIFICATION ON SHIRIKA SACCO STORY

Sacco ReviewMay 8, 2026May 23, 202602 mins

On April 12, 2026, The Sacco Review online paper (www.saccoreview.co.ke) published a story about Shirika Housing Cooperative Ltd titled ‘Crisis at Shirika: Members plot uprising as troubled cooperative heads for explosive AGM’ While the article was exclusively about Shirika Housing cooperative, we erroneously used the photograph and logo of Shirika DT Sacco Ltd which is…

AFA Acting Director General Calistus Kundu

Macadamia farmers to form Cooperatives as sector sets Ksh 100 farm gate price

Sacco ReviewMay 7, 2026May 7, 202604 mins

Farmers in Kenya’s macadamia sector have agreed to form cooperatives as part of extensive reforms aimed at streamlining the value chain and improving earnings. The resolution was reached during a two-day forum that brought together Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) as a regulator, processors and farmers, where participants emphasized that cooperatives will enhance bargaining power,…

SASRA warns of fragile SACCO funding structure as wealthy savers dominate majority deposits

Sacco ReviewMay 6, 202605 mins

The SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has raised concerns over the stability of Kenya’s SACCO sector after new data revealed that the bulk of cooperative deposits are concentrated in a small fraction of wealthy accounts, even as millions of low‑value savers continue to join the movement. According to SASRA’s supervisory report, total deposit accounts rose…

Kagwe warns farmer coops against taking loans without clear repayment plans, says Govt won’t continue writing off debts

Sacco ReviewMay 5, 202604 mins

Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned farmer cooperative societies against taking loans without clear repayment plans, saying the government will no longer continue writing off debts that fail to meaningfully benefit farmers. He added that stricter accountability measures have been introduced across all agriculture value chains to end the cycle of…

Kewisco NWDT SACCO to hold members’ education meetings across KWS directorates

Sacco ReviewMay 5, 202603 mins

The Kenya Wildlife Service Non-Withdrawable Deposit-Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative (Kewisco Regulated Non-WDT SACCO) has invited all its members based at Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) headquarters to attend a series of education meetings scheduled to run from May 6 to May 14, 2026, at Safari Walk. The meetings, which will be held from 12:45 pm…