Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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…
Cooperatives Commissioner David Obonyo has urged the sector to be guided by the values and principles of the cooperative movement in their operations, with a view to standing out from other business models. Obonyo noted that the core mandate of CAK is to ensure cooperatives entrench the principles and values of cooperatives so that its…
Dr Joseph Mwiti’s innovation of manufacturing cement using clay will serve as a welcome relief to thousands of Kenyans who aspire to build home. Dr Mwiti, a lecturer who teaches Chemistry at Meru University of Science and Technology(MUST), believes that using clay to make cement will revolutionize construction and provide a solution to high costs…
KTS, formerly Kitui Teachers Sacco, has invited suitable local constructors for the construction of an office block on plot number LR KYANGWITHYA/TUNGUTU/3892. The minimum and mandatory qualifications include possession of a pre-qualification document, incorporation or registration certificate, valid tax compliance certificate and a recent copy of CR 12. Current registration with the national construction authority…
Leaders and farmers from the sugar belt want the role of Saccos redefined in the new sugar law to drive sugarcane development activities. Speaking during a sugar summit held in Kakamega, the leaders proposed that Saccos and outgrowers companies be the key drivers in sugar development and management. “Notable cane out growers companies and Saccos…
The 2022 SACCO Supervision report has revealed a concerning trend of how SACCO members sought more loans than they had deposited. According to data from the SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA), SACCOs held deposits of Ksh620.45 billion but loaned out Ksh680.35 billion by the end of 2022. The loan book grew by 11.8% from Ksh608.75…
One of the key reforms introduced in the judicial system by the 2010 constitution was the implementation of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms (ADR), which aimed to settle disputes in various sectors, including cooperatives. During the era of the Cooperative Societies Act, 1966, I vividly recall how cooperative disputes were resolved through a process known as…
