Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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Rice farmers in Nyando, Kisumu county have been urged to join cooperative societies to enable them find ready markets for their produce as well as weed out cartels from their midst and ease access to credit. National Irrigation Authority (NIA) West Kenya Region Scheme Manager Kennedy Ouma said cooperatives are a vital element of development…
Jumuisha Sacco Society Limited is steadfast in its endeavor to empower its members through the provision of quality products and services that improve their socio-economic developments. Sacco Chairperson Eveline Otieno is confident the Sacco is the region’s leading financial partner in offering real time financial solutions to businesses and groups for economic development. “Jumuisha Sacco…
Beach managers have asked President William Ruto to include the fishing sector in his fiscal plans and rename the Ministry of Agriculture and Blue Economy to include Fisheries and Aquaculture. Led by National Beach Management Units (BMU) Chairman Tom Guda, the fishermen claimed that the fishing industry contributes about 1 per cent of the national…
Co-operative societies in Kisumu County have been urged to join Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) to improve their financial situation.The officer in charge of cooperatives in Kisumu Central sub-County Philip Akama said they would organise a meeting for members in order to educate them on the importance of being a member of SASRA, a body…
Some 1,200 members of a farmer’s cooperative society in Homa Bay County have lauded plans by Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) to raise payments for sorghum farmers in the region. Elisaphan Ager, the chairman of Karachuonyo Lolwe Rume Cooperative Society said the move will go a long way in boosting the morale of sorghum farmers in…
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) has partnered with the University of Nairobi (UoN) to train female fishmongers on value addition and preservation of their produce. KIRDI Head of Food Technology & Research Gitutu Nyambane said through the training, the women will be able to use food processing technology to preserve fish in order…
A study by the Financial Access Initiative (FAI) has shed light on the role of entrepreneurs and financial service providers in providing SMEs with customized credit facilities to enable them improve their services. Titled Kenya Small Firms Diaries Study, the study revealed that 51 per cent of the adult population in Kisumu county own small…
Directorate of Livestock Policy and Regulations representative Dr. William Akwimbi has expressed optimism that law and order will be restored in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock following the development of seven regulations to promote livestock production. Speaking in Kisumu during a public participation drive attended by stakeholders from Nyanza and Western regions, Dr. Akwimbi…
KIMISITU Sacco has now opened a satellite office in Kisumu to bring services closer to their members and save them the trouble of having to travel long distances to get services. It will serve the entire Western Kenya region. Sacco chairman Jotham Opiyo said their intention was to spread their reach to adjacent regions such…
94 farmers who were worst hit by the massive fish deaths in Lake Victoria last year have received fingerlings worth Ksh2 million and fish feeds worth Ksh1 million from the county government of Kisumu. Speaking at Ogal Beach in Kisumu West, Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o said the gesture is meant to enable the farmers…
