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PS Ronoh calls for stronger regulatory frameworks to eliminate tea hacking, illegal trade practices

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202503 mins

Principal Secretary State Department for Agriculture, Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh has called for stronger regulatory frameworks to eliminate tea hacking and illegal trade practices. The PS spoke when he led the Ministry’s representation in Mombasa during a critical submission to the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Dr. John Mutunga, on the Tea Bill…

Good news for sugarcane farmers as gov’t raises cane prices

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202503 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has once again revised the minimum sugarcane price upwards. The prices have been raised from Ksh5, 500 to Ksh5, 750 per tonne, just three months after the last increase, which had seen the price move from Ksh5, 250 to Ksh5,500 per tonne in April. The latest Ksh250 increment…

Wetang’ula urges farmers to root out corrupt officials in troubled SACCOs

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202504 mins

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has issued a strong call to farmers to weed out corrupt officials from cooperative societies, warning that graft within agricultural SACCOs is fast eroding the backbone of the farming sector. Speaking on Sunday, July 27, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Sirisia Constituency, Bungoma County, Wetang’ula criticized the rampant mismanagement…

State spearheads Galana Kulalu Project to transform arid land into fertile, food-producing zones

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202504 mins

The government through the National Irrigation Authority, (NIA) and the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is spearheading the Galana Kulalu Food Security Project which aims to transform previously arid land into fertile, food-producing zones bolstering Kenya’s food security. The NIA’s primary role has been to construct essential irrigation infrastructure, including a comprehensive canal system,…

2025 SACCO Sector Conference to be held in August

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202504 mins

The SACCO Sector Conference 2025 will be held in Kisumu from 20th to 22nd Aug 2025 Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) has announced. The conference is organized by ICPAK under the theme “Strengthening SACCO Governance and Leadership for Sustainable Growth.” It will bring together the Sacco industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to…

Cooperative Model to receive recognition at Global Summit in Doha

Sacco ReviewJuly 25, 202509 mins

The Cooperative model is now seen as a significant cog in the wheel that drives social development worldwide and one that is people-centred and is set to receive recognition in the upcoming November summit in Doha. Konstantinos Papadakis, Principal Social Affairs Officer at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), has disclosed that…

Gov’t warns traders against transit and export of raw macadamia nuts

Sacco ReviewJuly 25, 202502 mins

The government has warned traders exporting raw macadamia nuts (in shell and unprocessed macadamia) in the country. In a statement Agriculture and Food Authority Director General Dr Bruno Linyiru indicated that several consignments of the raw macadamia nuts alleged to be in transit through Kenya have been intercepted at various border points. The interception are…

ACCOSCA director Ombado honored with 2025 leadership award by African American Credit Union

Sacco ReviewJuly 25, 202503 mins

African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) Executive Director George Ombado has been honored as one of the recipients of the 2025 Maurice R. Smith Leadership Award by the African-American Credit Union Coalition. He received the award 2025 African-American Credit Union Coalition Annual Conference on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Georgia – USA….

State rolls out milk coolers equipment to tackle post-harvest losses, boost dairy industry

Sacco ReviewJuly 24, 202505 mins

The national government through the Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled a nationwide rollout of milk cooling equipment aimed at transforming Kenya’s dairy industry, tackling post-harvest losses, and enhancing farmer incomes. The initiative, valued at ksh1.45 billion, was officially launched last month by President William Ruto in Meru County. In the first phase, 15 milk coolers…

Leaders promise to address challenges affecting cooperative movement in Africa

Sacco ReviewJuly 24, 202503 mins

Leaders in cooperative sector have promised to provide solutions to address challenges affecting cooperative movement in Africa. The leaders were speaking during the 3rd Co-operative Movement Stakeholders’ Conference and the Co-operative University of Kenya’s 8th Annual Scientific Conference 2025 in Naivasha. Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Migos Ogamba who officially opened the conference said that the…