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Milk vanishes from shelves as COFEK warns of price surge

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 202605 mins

Milk brands are disappearing from shelves as shortages push prices higher. Falling formal milk intake is putting pressure on supplies and farmers. COFEK wants urgent government action to stabilise production and prices. Popular milk brands have grown scarce on supermarket shelves across Kenya as an intensifying shortage pushes prices higher, the Consumers Federation of Kenya…

SMEs urged to adopt green energy to cut operating costs

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 202604 mins

Machakos SMEs are being urged to switch to renewable energy to cut costs. Solar power could help businesses manage rising electricity expenses. Stakeholders say green energy can boost productivity and job creation. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to adopt green energy solutions as a way of reducing operating costs, improving productivity and…

KTDA’s Njeru credited with transforming Kenya’s tea sector

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 202606 mins

Njeru is credited with reforms that boosted farmers’ green leaf pay. Rukuriri emerged among the top tea factories for bonus payments. Farmers say his return to KTDA leadership has renewed hope. KTDA Chairman Enos Njeru is credited with tea reforms that raised farmers’ green leaf pay from Ksh 16 to Ksh 30 per kg since…

Wavinya returns Machakos Finance Bill amid budget stalemate

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 2026010 mins

Wavinya has returned Machakos’ 2026/27 Budget to the Assembly. The move follows a tense dispute over receiving the documents. She says Ksh853.96 million was wrongly shifted from key programmes. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti returned the county’s 2026/2027 Budget to the County Assembly on Monday, after a dispute over the Assembly clerk’s refusal to receive the…

Kenya’s fresh produce exports at risk from JKIA strike

Sacco ReviewAugust 31, 202606 mins

Fresh produce exporters warn the JKIA go slow could spoil shipments and cost farmers. Delays threaten Kenya’s reputation among international buyers. Industry leaders are urging a swift resolution to protect export markets. Kenya’s fresh produce sector has raised the alarm over the ongoing aviation workers’ go-slow at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), warning that the…

Kenyans receiving services at the Kenya Revenue Authority headquarters. PHOTO/KRA

KRA links eTIMS with IFMIS for government supplier invoices

Sacco ReviewAugust 31, 202604 mins

Government suppliers must now meet eTIMS requirements before seeking payment. KRA will electronically validate supplier invoices submitted through IFMIS. The integration aims to improve tax compliance and transparency in government payments. Government suppliers in Kenya will now have to ensure their invoices meet Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) eTIMS requirements before they can be submitted for…

New US sanctions on Iran threaten Kenya’s tea exports

Sacco ReviewAugust 31, 202605 mins

New US sanctions on Iran could disrupt Kenya’s tea trade. Shipping disruptions have already left millions of kilos of tea stranded. Exporters face mounting losses as a key Middle East market comes under pressure. Kenya’s trade ties with Iran are facing fresh strain after Washington widened its sanctions regime against Tehran, a shift that leaves…

Tea, coffee auctions earn farmers Ksh1.7B in a week

Sacco ReviewAugust 31, 202604 mins

Tea prices improved sharply at the Mombasa auction. Githongo tea fetched a top Ksh670.8 per kilogramme. Coffee farmers earned Ksh877 million from 15,325 bags. Kenya’s tea and coffee markets generated Ksh1.7 billion in last week’s auctions, with both sectors posting notably improved prices for farmers. Tea auction KTDA-managed factories received Ksh917.6 million from dealers after…

Kitui postpones agricultural show, trade expo to March 2027

Sacco ReviewAugust 30, 202603 mins

Kitui postpones KASTIE 2026 to March 2027 over budget delays. The expo will now run from March 11 to 13, 2027. Stakeholders have been urged to continue preparing for the event. Kitui County has postponed the KASTIE 2026 agricultural show and trade expo to March 2027, citing delays in county budget approval. The Kitui County…

Google to deduct 5pc tax from YouTube earnings

Sacco ReviewAugust 30, 202609 mins

Google to deduct 5 per cent tax from Kenyan YouTube earnings. Creators must submit KRA PINs by October 1. The move sparks debate over support for digital entrepreneurs. Kenyan YouTubers face a new 5 per cent tax withholding on YouTube earnings as Google moves to enforce Kenya’s digital tax rules starting September 2026. Kenyan YouTubers…