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Youth in Malindi sub county, Kilifi county have been urged to take advantage of Uwezo Fund to boost their businesses. Speaking to Sacco Review, Malindi sub county Youth Development Officer Mtana Mwahunga urged the youth to form groups to enable them to access the Fund to expand their businesses. “The Fund will help address the issue…
Ports Sacco, formerly Mombasa Port Sacco, has opened a new branch in Nairobi at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Embakasi as it targets to reach more customers. The microfinance institution has plans to expand to all the 47 counties in Kenya as part of its commitment to resolve and adapt to meeting the changing…
Farmers in Kwale County no longer have to worry about unscrupulous middlemen, thanks to Kwale Pamba and Viazi Cooperative Society (PAVI). PAVI, which was formed in 2014, has enabled local farmers to participate in agricultural livelihood programmes initiated by Base Titanium Company. According to John Cooke, the programme manager, its membership has grown tremendously over…
The County Assembly of Taita Taveta has been asked to fast-track passage of the County Cooperative Draft Bill to provide trustworthy market intelligence, practical advice and business tools to regulate and streamline registration of Saccos in the County. Deputy Governor Christine Kilalo said that the county administration is keen to ensure cooperatives in the area…
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 was his name,…
I have been busy with my business associate Ole Gunia, with whom, I am sure by now, you know we have a honey processing startup in Mavumbi town.Already, Asali Asili Enterprises has been showing prospects of lifting us from the economic doldrums that stuck since the Covid 19 pandemic struck.For your information, we have acquired…
After being skeptical for a while about being part of a Sacco, Dennis Fondo finally decided to join Tabasuri Sacco. Fondo, a security guard with the Texas Security Company for about fifteen years now, says he wished he had joined Tabasuri Sacco way back when he first began working. He attributes the tremendous milestones he…
A loan of Ksh6 million from Imarika Sacco Limited turned around the life of a retired Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) official Mwalimu Rasi, who is now living off the benefits accrued from the investments he made. Several consistent loans and repayments built his creditworthiness to a point he could borrow a huge sum,…
Taita-Taveta Deputy Governor Christine Kilalo has urged cooperative societies to embrace innovation to widen their markets to net potential members at the grassroot level. Speaking during the commemoration of the 101 International Cooperatives day themed “Cooperatives for Sustainable Developments”, the deputy governor pledged to offer a prize of Ksh1 million to the cooperative society that…
Mombasa County has witnessed major growth in the number of savings and credit cooperative societies (Saccos) as residents embrace new ways to uplift their living standards. County Cooperative director Nelson Nyoro said some 30 new Saccos were registered by Cooperative Development ministry between July last year and March this year. Among the cooperative societies registered…
