Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki

DP Kindiki puts corrupt Govt officials on notice

Deputy President (DP) Prof. Kithure Kindiki has warned that the government will persecute state officials who misuse public funds for personal gains. “It is a curse to use public funds for personal benefits. It is a curse because of the cry of poor people who cannot access medicine and die will haunt you,” he said….

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Mining and Blue Economy CS Ali Hassan Joho

Govt investigates rogue mining operations amid residents’ health concerns in Kilifi

Residents of Kilifi County especially those residing in mining-dominated areas have in the recent past come out to air their dissatisfaction with the operations of some investments in the area. The move has forced the Cabinet Secretary for Mining and Blue Economy Ali Hassan Joho and the National Assembly departmental committee on Environment, Forest and…

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Cooperatives Development Senior Commissioner Churchill Amatha ushered into the Mombasa International Show

Coast co-ops urged to register for forthcoming Sacco African Congress

Cooperatives Development Senior Commissioner Churchill Amatha  has urged  Coast  region cooperative to  register in large  numbers  for the  forthcoming 24th Savings and Credit Cooperatives Associations (SACCA) Congress. The congress which will take place from October 6 to 12 this year in Naivasha, Nakuru is jointly organized by the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives…

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Cooperatives Development Senior Commissioner Churchill Amatha ushered to Mombasa International Show./Photo courtesy

Coast Region cooperatives urged to register in numbers for 24th SACCA

Co-operatives Development Senior Commissioner, Churchill Amatha has urged Coast Region Saccos  stakeholders to register in numbers for the upcoming 24th Savings and Credit Cooperatives Associations (SACCA) Congress on October 6-12, 2024 in Naivasha, Nakuru County. Speaking during Mombasa International Show, Amatha said the event aims to unite the sector to explore opportunities, address challenges, and…

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Uwezo Fund Board Chairperson, Annie Njenga./ Photo courtesy

Women, youth urged to repay Uwezo loans promptly

Women and youth in Kilifi County have been advised to pay their Uwezo Fund loans promptly so as to enable others to benefit from the same loan products. Speaking to Sacco Review in an interview at her office recently, Kilifi County Director of Youth Development Ministry, Faith Waweru, decried the slow pace in which women…

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Kilifi County Department of Agriculture and Crops Chief Officer Teddy Yawa (left) during the distribution of hand pumps to farmers. Photo Courtesy

Kilifi farmers urged to use irrigation methods to boost food production

The Chief Officer at the Department of Agriculture and Crops in Kilifi County has urged farmers to employ irrigation methods to beef up the production of food. Speaking during the distribution of hand pumps and dam liners recently in Tezo, Kilifi North, Officer Teddy Yawa said that farmers should desist from over-dependence on rainfall as…

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Kilifi Women Representative Getrude Mbeyu

Kilifi North taxi operators receive Ksh3.5 million NGAAF grant

More than 600 taxi operators, bodaboda and tuktuk operators from Kilifi North have received grant worth Ksh3.5 million National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) to aid them in purchasing washing machines and water tanks in order to improve their businesses. The project which is championed by Kilifi Women Representative Getrude Mbeyu seeks to empower the…

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Kilifi Women Representative Getrude Mbeyu./Photo courtesy

Bodaboda groups in Kilifi get car wash machines, water tanks from NGAAF

More than 600 bodaboda operators, tuktuk, and taxi drivers have received grants in form of cheques, car washing machines and water tanks from the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) worth Ksh3.5 million that will help uplift their standards of living. The project pioneered by the Kilifi Women Representative Getrude Mbeyu seeks to empower the…

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Proceedings during Ushirika Day celebrations by Imarika Sacco Members in Kilifi County. Photos cxourtesy

Imarika Sacco commemorates Ushirika Day in Kilifi

Imarika DT Sacco celebrated International Cooperatives Day, locally known as Ushirika Day, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. The Sacco Chairman John Nziro, Board of Directors, CEO George Yongo Ngala, and management, along with other key figures, gathered to mark the 102nd Ushirika Day. Kilifi County Governor Gideon Mung’aro was also in attendance. The Ushirika Day…

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Cashewnut farmer, Ponda Hinzano in Kaloleni Sub-county. Photo by Tsozungu Kombe

Cashewnut farmers in Kilifi urged to form Saccos

Cashew nut farmers in Kaloleni Sub-county in Kilifi have been asked to cooperate fully and form Saccos and invest heavily to uplift their living standards. Speaking to Sacco Review in Mariakani town recently, Kaloleni Sub-county Cooperative Officer, Amos Kenga lamented that many cashew farmers in the area have not formed Saccos, adding that there is need therefore to…

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