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Trans Nzoia SACCOs to benefit from FAO supported climate project

Sacco ReviewOctober 23, 202503 mins

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….

SASRA trains Kiambu Cooperative officers on financial oversight and governance

Sacco ReviewOctober 22, 202503 mins

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,…

UoN deepens research ties with German university to combat aflatoxins in Kenyan food

Sacco ReviewOctober 21, 202504 mins

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 Ruto: Kenya to process all locally grown crops to boost value addition, jobs

Sacco ReviewOctober 21, 202503 mins

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…

SASRA: SACCOs are reluctant to use credit scores in loan appraisals

Sacco ReviewOctober 20, 2025010 mins

The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has expressed concerns that while credit scoring has immense value, SACCOs has been slow to adopt credit referencing fully, creating gaps in credit decision-making. The regulator also points to challenges in implementing effective credit-scoring systems, which have hampered responsible lending and long-term financial stability. But a section of top…

International Credit Union Day celebrated around the world

Sacco ReviewOctober 18, 202504 mins

Credit unions around the world, including in Kenya, have joined in celebrating the 77th International Credit Union (ICU) Day, marked annually on the third Thursday of October. This year’s theme, “Cooperation for a Prosperous World,” echoes the United Nations’ 2025 declaration of the International Year of Cooperatives, which carries the broader theme “Cooperatives Build a…

Farmers pin hopes on review of punitive seed law to salvage extinct of indigenous seeds

Sacco ReviewOctober 17, 202503 mins

Small-scale farmers across Kenya are hopeful that the government’s ongoing review of the Seed and Plant Variety Act of 2012 will end years of restrictions that have hindered the exchange and use of indigenous seeds. The issue took centre stage at the 4th Indigenous Seeds and Food Harvest Fair 2025 held in Nanyuki, Laikipia County,…

Ministry of Agriculture partners with Fahari aviation to roll out drone technology in farming

Sacco ReviewOctober 16, 202503 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has partnered with Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, to implement drone-based precision agriculture across the country. The initiative, aligned with the Ministry’s Strategic Plan 2023–2027 and the Government Agenda, places technology at the heart of agricultural transformation. It aims to tackle key challenges facing the sector,…

How small Saccos can survive bumpy financial terrain

Sacco ReviewOctober 15, 202506 mins

When a monumental financial scandal rocked the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kuscco), perhaps the hardest hit by the financial losses were Small-Tiered Regulated SACCOs that had looked upon Kuscco as the proverbial hen’s wing under which the small chicks could hide. Most of the small Saccos had put up at least Ksh22…

Farmers’ Saccos experienced growth despite tough economic times; SASRA says

Sacco ReviewOctober 15, 202507 mins

Farmers’ Saccos have recorded a tremendous growth in membership and liquidity despite the tough economic times which has affected other saccos. According to the Sacco Supervisory Report 2024 by the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA), agriculture based Regulated Saccos continued to have the highest proportion of membership at about 41% of all members representing 3…