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Governor Barasa rejects new sugar sector payment system

Sacco ReviewApril 12, 202402 mins

Kakamega County Governor Fernandes Barasa, has taken a firm stance alongside other leaders in Western Kenya against the newly introduced sugar tax payment system. The directive mandates farmers to present e-TIMS invoices for every cane delivered to factories before receiving payment, a move vehemently opposed by governor Barasa and his allies. The Kenya Revenue Authority…

Report reveals exploitation of farmers and consumers in unfair food prices

Sacco ReviewApril 12, 202405 mins

A report by Consumers International organization has revealed unfair charging of prices in Kenya at the expense of consumers, farmers, and other businesses. The report was released in a Nairobi hotel by the organization which is the membership organization for consumer groups around the world, it detailed that market concentration and insufficient competition in Kenya…

Ndege Chai Sacco targets youth recruitment for sustainability

Sacco ReviewApril 11, 2024April 11, 202406 mins

Ndege Chai Sacco has doubled marketing efforts to attract more youthful members to the society. The Chairman Supervisory Paul K.Mutai told delegates that there was need to focus marketing efforts towards the younger generation to ensure sustainability of the Sacco adding, “as the economy improves opening up opportunities for employment and business for the youth,…

Stima Sacco assets hit record KSh59.1 billion in 2023

Sacco ReviewApril 3, 202403 mins

Stima DT Sacco has Sacco achieved remarkable growth across all key indicators in the year ended December 31, 2023, this was revealed during the Sacco’s Investors briefing meeting in Nairobi. The Sacco which turns 50 years this year paid members dividends at a rate of 15 per cent and rebates at 11 per cent. This…

Saccos in Mt Kenya teach members good money habits

Sacco ReviewApril 1, 202406 mins

The managements of various Saccos in Mt Kenya region have intensified campaigns to educate their members on skills for prudent management of borrowed funds in a bid to tame increasing cases of default in loan payments. Most Sacco are still grappling with recovery of funds held in defaults by borrowers mainly attributed to prevailing economic…

Equity Group posts 13 per cent slide in 2023 pretax profit

Sacco ReviewMarch 28, 2024March 30, 202401 mins

Kenyan lender Equity Group reported a 13 per cent fall in 2023 pretax profit to KSh51.9 billion, weighed down by a surge in provisions for bad debts, the firm announced on Wednesday March 27. Equity is East African country’s top lender by earnings. READ ALSO: Capital Sacco launches promotion to reward members purchasing shares The firm…

Kenya to host 24th SACCA Congress in October

Sacco ReviewMarch 28, 2024March 28, 202403 mins

Kenya is set to host the 24th Savings and Credit Cooperatives Associations (SACCA) Congress on October 6-12, 2024 in Naivasha, Nakuru County. The 2024 SACCA Congress will be organised by African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs Development and Kenya Union of Savings and…

I&M Group dividend up as profit jumps to KSh12.6 billion

Sacco ReviewMarch 26, 2024March 26, 202402 mins

I&M Group bags net profit growth by 12.6 per cent from the financial year ending December 2023 amounting to KSh12.6 billion. The firm attributes the 15 per cent growth in its profits to an increase in its operating income. The Group has also increased dividends for the third straight year to KSh2.55 a share amounting…

KCB shareholders get zero dividends as profit declines

Sacco ReviewMarch 22, 2024March 27, 202402 mins

Kenya’s KCB Group posted a 15 per cent drop in pretax profit in 2023 to KSh48.5. Therefore, it announced it would not pay a dividend for the period in order to conserve capital. For the first time in 21 years, KCB Group shareholders will miss out on dividends after the bank reported a net profit to…

KCB to sell National Bank of Kenya

Sacco ReviewMarch 22, 2024March 22, 202402 mins

Kenya’s KCB Group has said it will sell its subsidiary National Bank of Kenya (NBK) to Nigeria’s Access Group. During an investor briefing on Wednesday March 30, the KCB’s Chief Executive Paul Russo, said the deal was struck at 1.25 times book value, but did not give the exact figure. He said, “The right thing to…