Farmers asked to take up new armyworm-resistant maize seeds

New maize varieties resistant to the deadly armyworm have been released researchers. Director General Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation Eliud Kireger said the new seeds were developed to stop the spread of the dangerous migratory pest. The National Varieties Release Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture approved the seeds on February 20, 2023…

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Beatrice Mogire Afya Sacco chairperson.

Delay by counties to remit staff contributions hampering smooth operations of Saccos

The delays and sometime failure by counties to remit deductions to Saccos has hampered their smooth running and even risking liquidity. Saccos now say that employer institutions’ failure to honour their obligations of remitting Sacco deductions affects the financial performance of these firms, despite various policy and administrative measures being put in place to address…

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Nandi Deputy Governor Yulita Mitei at the Kapsabet Showground during trade exhibition. Photo: Dennis Bett

Nandi Saccos urged to develop products favourable to farmers to boost food security

Nandi Deputy Governor Yulita Mitei has urged Saccos to develop products that are favourable to farmers to boost food security. Speaking at Kapsabet Showground during a two-day business trade exhibition organized by Kapsabet Showground in conjunction with Nandi County Government, Dr Mitei said the county administration has invested heavily in the agriculture sector calling on…

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Taita Taveta County Cooperative Commissioner Erastus Gonzi. File photo

50 new cooperative societies registered in Taita Taveta

Some 50 new cooperative societies have been registered in Taita Taveta County, Sacco Review has established. Speaking to Sacco Review in Voi town recently, County Cooperative Commissioner Erastus Gonzi said that the 50 new cooperatives were registered between September last year and early April this year. He further stated that 10 dormant cooperative societies in…

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A previous AGM of the Metropolitan Sacco. Photo:courtesy

Troubled Metropolitan Sacco AGM ends unceremoniously in Kiambu

Metropolitan Sacco 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was taking place today at Kiambu High School ended unceremoniously as members demanded for financial reports. According to reports, the management of the Sacco said they did not have financial reports because SASRA had not approved them yet. The reports further indicate that members of the Sacco…

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Join Saccos to get loans, Embu jua kali artisans advised

Hesitance and lack of interest by young Jua Kali artisans in welding and metal work related sector in Embu County to join or form Saccos has been blamed for the continued low access to finances to expand their businesses. Such finances including loans and government funds which are readily availed to self-help groups and Saccos…

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Metropolitan Sacco

Fireworks expected as troubled Metropolitan Sacco holds AGM in Kiambu today

Metropolitan Sacco will hold its 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) today at Kiambu High School. In a notice to members signed by its honorary secretary of the Sacco David Waweru Mwangi, the members will gather to adopt the annual reports and financial statements for the past two years and confirmation of the management and Supervisory…

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Fred Sitati.

Why there is mismatch between proposed intergovernmental cooperative forum and defunct district committees

One of the reform measures introduced by the Ministry of Cooperatives upon operationalisation of the Cooperative Societies Act, No 12 of 1997 was the creation of DCDCs vide a Commissioner’s Circular letter. This came in the wake of diminished donor funding to the sector due to what was infamously referred to as “donor fatigue”. The…

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Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) chairman Francis Gichaba and KTB CEO June Chepkemei.

Kenya to host annual magical travel expo in October

Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) targets to host about 3,000 at the 13th edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE). The regional tourism fair is scheduled for October 2-4 at the Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum in Nairobi. The participants included tour operators, hoteliers, travel agents and travel trade visitors. In 2023, about 2,500 participants took…

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PS Cooperatives Patrick Kilemi and Commissioner for Cooperatives David Obonyo (right) before he National Assembly Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Committee. Photo: Obegi Malack

Government keen on clearing arrears owed to coffee, dairy farmers  

State Department of Cooperatives Permanent Secretary Patrick Kilemi has assured farmers that the Government has put in place measures to pay them and relieve them from mounting debts and market uncertainties. The PS who appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives chaired by Aldai Member of Parliament Maryanne Keitany assured the…

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