Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
By Fred Sitati Cases of crimes being perpetrated by goons using boda boda riders have lately been on the increase in our major towns in which the victims have either sustained serious injuries, exposed to mental anguish or in extreme cases led to untimely deaths of very innocent persons While the new regime has vowed…
By Fred Sitati The exponential growth of some Saccos can aptly be attributed to their decision to open their common bonds to attract persons from outside their original catchment areas. Such moves are welcome as long as they are done in reasonable measures and do not compromise the quality of services offered to members as…
By Symon Mburia The Kenya Kwanza administration won the just concluded general elections on the promise to revolutionise the economy through the adoption of the bottom – up economic model. The model targets to grow the economy and create wealth by deliberate empowerment of the majority of citizens at the grassroots. If successfully implemented the…
By Fred Sitati The devastating drought being experienced in 30 counties in the country should prick the collective conscience of cooperators through their elected leaders to rise to the occasion by making some monetary contributions to supplement the government efforts We have in the recent past noted how key private sector players led by the…
President released the Executive Order No. 1 of 2022 on 13th October 2022 in which he outlined the functions of the various government Ministries and State Departments. One noticeable change is the relocation of the headquarter of the (new) Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development from NSSF Building to Teleposta…
By David Kipkorir In a competitive corporate world, mostly driven by commercial interests, no stakeholder alone can sustainably identify and address all the cyber threats of the fast‐changing digital landscape. A cooperative becomes need of the hour to improve the overall collective cyber-resilience of the digital ecosystem. Intelligence sharing between stakeholders of cyber security is…
By Pascal Mwandambo Before I get to the core of this story, let me tell you about the amusing anecdote about a strange ‘doctor’ in the village where I grew up. I describe him so because some of the shenanigans he exhibited border on the absurd, if not criminal. You see Disco Matanga, for that…
By Paul Ngugi Ruo Human resource practices, both individual and organizational play an integral role in the growth or failure of any organization. It’s important to note that human actions are the greatest contributor towards any organization’s success and this is a key area that can’t be ignored in the cooperative sector. In Kenya today…
By Ben Oroko Have you ever felt like you are extra-ordinarily spending a lot of time meeting your Board members or delegates, time which you cannot get back and which you could have instead used completing an organizational project or attending to your family engagements? Naturally, meetings are a necessary management tool, yet they are…
By David Kipkorir Mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and federations are not new to cooperatives. Over the years, numerous cooperative leaders, management consultants, bankers and university researchers have urged cooperatives in Kenya to consider extensive reorganization and consolidation. Yet to many, such actions remain feared and misunderstood. Some view such acts as last resorts for the survival…
