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Invest and Grow, IG Sacco in Kakamega County has announced that it will hold an online induction session for new members on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The session, which will be conducted via Zoom, will bring together members who joined the Sacco from April 1, 2025, to date, as part of…
The Agriculture and livestock development Cabinet Secretary, CS Mutahi Kagwe has called for a researched, data and science-based farming to achieve food security and curb excessive imports. Speaking during a visit to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research (KALRO) Msabaha Research Centre in Kilifi County, the CS said that Kenya is currently produces 4 Billion…
The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has given the nod to more savings and credit cooperative organizations (SACCOs) to operate in Kenya, signaling continued growth in the country’s cooperative financial sector. According to Kenya Gazette Notice No. 15383 published on October 24, SASRA authorized additional SACCOs to engage in both deposit-taking and specified non-deposit-taking business…
Avocado Society of Kenya has appealed to the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to reconsider its directive halting avocado exports. AFA had announced closing of avocado harvesting season for sea shipment for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year, the directive came to force from October 20, 2025. In a closure notice issued by AFA Director General Brun…
The Agriculture and Livestock development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called on youth to engage in agriculture and agribusiness activities as a viable and sustainable career path to rescue themselves from joblessness and also boost food security in the country. Speaking at the 5th National Agribusiness Summit CS Kagwe said it is time to engage…
Former Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) James Macharia has been appointed the new Chairman of Sidian Bank, taking over from Centum Investments CEO James Mworia, who has held the position since 2014. Announcing the leadership change on Wednesday, October 22, Sidian Bank confirmed that Mworia will remain on the bank’s board. “It has been…
Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) and farmer groups across 20 wards in Trans Nzoia County are set to benefit from a five-year environmental initiative aimed at promoting low-carbon agricultural activities. The initiative, known as TUNZA, is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and seeks to rehabilitate degraded areas such as open quarries and eroded lands….
The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) recently concluded a three-day capacity-building workshop aimed at enhancing the regulatory and operational competencies of Cooperative Officers in Kiambu County. The training, held from October 15 to 17 at the Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), brought together dozens of officers for intensive sessions on financial governance, compliance,…
A delegation from the University of Nairobi (UoN) recently visited Rheinland-Pfalz Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) in Germany to advance a long-standing joint research initiative aimed at combating aflatoxin contamination in Kenya’s food systems. The visit, which took place in late September, marks the latest phase in a collaborative research project that began in 2018 with…
President William Ruto has announced a bold plan to ensure that all crops produced in Kenya are processed within the country as part of the government’s broader strategy to promote value addition, reduce raw exports, and create jobs. Speaking during the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kitui County, President Ruto emphasized that Kenya must shift from…
