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50 women from Mombasa and Kwale complete financial literacy, business management training

Sacco ReviewJanuary 9, 2025January 9, 202507 mins

Fifty women from Mombasa and Kwale counties have successfully completed a three-month training program in Financial Literacy and Business Management. The training, part of the Empower Her initiative, was sponsored by Base Titanium in partnership with the Taji Langu Foundation. The program aimed to empower small-scale women entrepreneurs by providing them with essential business skills…

Women groups in Kwale County challenged to register as Sacco’s

Sacco ReviewDecember 2, 202403 mins

Kwale County Government encourages women groups to register as SACCOs for economic growth development. The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for social services and talent Kwale County government encourages women groups to register as SACCOs for economic growth. In an ongoing initiative to improve the livelihoods of women in the county, the Kwale County government,…

DP Kindiki puts corrupt Govt officials on notice

Sacco ReviewNovember 11, 2024November 11, 202402 mins

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….

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

Sacco ReviewOctober 28, 202406 mins

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…

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

Sacco ReviewSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 202402 mins

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…

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

Sacco ReviewSeptember 9, 202403 mins

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…

Women, youth urged to repay Uwezo loans promptly

Sacco ReviewSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 202402 mins

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…

Kilifi farmers urged to use irrigation methods to boost food production

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 2024August 20, 202403 mins

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…

Kilifi North taxi operators receive Ksh3.5 million NGAAF grant

Sacco ReviewAugust 9, 2024August 9, 202404 mins

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…

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

Sacco ReviewAugust 2, 202404 mins

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…