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By Reporter Members of the Komarock Housing society are about to settle a long-running dispute over their land following resolutions reached by members at a convened Annual General Meeting recently. The land in question has been subject to court cases which have dragged on for over a decade but now the society is braced…
By Boniface Mulu The chairman of Kitui Urban Jua Kali Artisans Association Reuben Daudi Kioko was returned to office together with his management committee officials unopposed during the association members elections held on November 17, 2022. The Kitui County Enterprise Development Officer (CEDO), Mrs. Josephine Mukiira was the returning officer for the elections. Boniface Musembi…
By Robert Nyagah Kangonde Trading Centre, one of the most vibrant trading centres in Embu town situated at the Embu-Siakago-Kiritiri intersection, is a beehive of activities. Several small scale female vegetable traders are busy packing produce for customers while a charcoal dealer negotiates the price of a tin of charcoal with a customer amid blaring music…
By Kevin Odera Trans Nation Sacco lost its vice chairman Mr. Peter Njagi Mugwika to a short illness on October 13, 2022 at Komarock Modern hospital in Kathwana, Tharaka Nithi County. Mr. Mugwika was the Board Vice Chairman of the Sacco and the Director and Founder of Gatunga Junior Academy. He will be buried on…
By John Majau The Gankumbu Dairy Farmers Group in Tharaka Nithi County has received a donation of 1,000 packets of free semen, a milk ATM machine and milking cans from the Ministry of Agriculture. Delivering the items to 2,500 farmers in Chuka town recently, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya’s personal assistant Kofia Kaunani said the…
By John Majau Avocado farmers across the country have been urged to harvest mature fruits in order to boost the product’s international market. Addressing farmers at Kaguru in Imenti South, the Avocado Society of Kenya CEO Earnest Muthomi said the Kenyan avocado market has greatly been affected by low quality produce caused by premature harvest….
By Musyoka Kaleti The 100th International Day of Cooperatives was celebrated by Embu Saccos at Kangaru Girls Secondary School, with different Saccos being feted for their contribution for the growth of the movement. Among the leaders who attended was Embu Deputy Governor David Kariuki, who is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer for Winas Sacco….
By John Majau The miraa sub-sector has shown signs of recovery from the two-year ban in Somalia, signalled by the increased deposits farmers make at Saccos and other banking institutions. According to Mr Titus Munjuri, Dhabiti Savings and Credit Cooperative Society’s chief executive, farmers’ deposits had risen by about 15 per cent over the past…
By Agnes Orang’o Kamulu Housing Cooperative Society Chairman Augustine Nzioka Mutuku has passed on. Nzioka famously known as Penny died on Friday, 2nd September after a short illness. He had served as Chair for over ten years. Friends described him as a charming and optimistic man who did not hesitate to fight for the rights of the…
By Musyoka Kaleti The University of Embu students offered a one day free Drug and Substance Abuse Sensitization Programme for Boda Boda Operators to ensure the sector is free from drugs. The programme themed ‘Soba boda for a safe ride’ which brought together stakeholders from National Police Service (NPS), National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol…
