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Oparanya affirms govt commitment to address challenges facing sector

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202404 mins

Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary (CS) Wycliffe Oparanya has affirmed that the government is committed to undertake several policy interventions to address the challenges affecting the sector. The CS, speaking during the launch of the Inaugural Annual SME Conference, Awards and Exhibition yesterday hosted by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum…

PS Mang’eni on tour to explore partnerships with Indian MSMEs

Sacco ReviewAugust 21, 2024August 21, 202402 mins

The Principal Secretary (PS) to the State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, Susan Auma Mang’eni, is in India for the three-day India Africa Business Conclave organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries. In an announcement made on her official X (formerly Twitter) account seen by Sacco Review, Mang’eni said that she…

Why SACCOs should embrace digitization of products, services

Sacco ReviewAugust 15, 2024010 mins

Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) across the continent of Africa are embracing digitization rapidly to catch up with the fast changing business and financial services landscape globally. Ranging from the use of digital core banking systems to customer support to tech-enabled information management systems, SACCOs are transforming age-old business models, facilitating greater efficiencies and…

Over 800,000 youth to benefit from World Bank funded project

Sacco ReviewAugust 15, 2024August 15, 202403 mins

The National Youth Opportunities towards Advancement (NYOTA), a World Bank funded project is set to benefit over 800,000 youth in the country, Youth Affairs and Creative Economy Principal Secretary (PS) Ismail Maalim Madey has revealed. According to Maalim, the project mainly targets to address the rising challenge of youth unemployment, and that it will be…

Kenya Seed MD blames subsidized fertilizer for shortage of maize seed in the country

Sacco ReviewAugust 14, 202405 mins

Kenya Seed Company Managing Director Sammy Chepsiror has admitted that there was a shortage of maize seed in the country this year, blaming it subsidized fertilizer by the government. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock yesterday to answer questions over the shortage of maize seed during the last…

Govt takes steps to address unsold tea stocks challenges

Sacco ReviewAugust 3, 202403 mins

In response to the growing surplus of unsold tea, the government has implemented decisive measures to address the situation. These actions specifically target smallholder tea factories under the management of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). This comes after a meeting on August 1, 2024 at the Tea Trade Centre, which included Agriculture Principal Secretary…

Link between TVETs and agriculture in Embu still low, experts say

Sacco ReviewAugust 3, 202405 mins

The success of campaigns to link Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions (TVET) and industries to ensure graduates emerge with requisite market oriented skills especially in value addition chains in agriculture remain low in Embu County. Processing and value addition of multimillion cash crops such as coffee, tea, avocado, macadamia among others has remained the…

Unison Sacco seeks to hire 12 workers for different posts

Sacco ReviewJuly 23, 202405 mins

Unison Sacco, a leading Tier One Deposit-Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative, is seeking to hire nine clerks, one internal audit clerk, and two call center officers. The nine clerk officers will be deployed to perform as Teller/Customer care officer/Loan assistant/Marketing officer. The minimum qualifications for these positions include; a Diploma in Management, Co-operative Studies, Marketing,…

Ruto advised to appoint Co-op CS with experience in sector

Sacco ReviewJuly 22, 202405 mins

As the President plans to reconstitute his cabinet, members of a Sacco have urged him to appoint a Cabinet Secretary with expertise in managing cooperatives. Members of Anchor Premier Sacco have expressed that appointing someone with experience in managing cooperative societies to lead the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development would…

Joint Co-operative Conference 2024 to be held in Mombasa

Sacco ReviewJuly 22, 202403 mins

The 2nd Cooperative Movement Stakeholder’s Annual Conference and the Platform Cooperativism Consortium Conference 2024 organized by State Department of Cooperatives, Platform Cooperativism Consortium and The Co-operative University of Kenya will take place on 4-8 November 2024 in Mombasa. The pan-African PCC conference whose theme is “Digital Africa Rising” envisions a future where digital transformation is…