Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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The government has vowed to eradicate coffee cartels, improve marketing strategies and increase prices in an elaborate bid to revive the once vibrant sector. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said once cartels are eradicated and marketing and price improved, coffee production will automatically go up, leading to better returns to farmers, sufficient foreign exchange and vibrant…
The enthusiasm by small rural based enterprises in Embu County in embracing the group based Hustlers’ Fund loans is bound to give stiff competition to Saccos and banks for customers, former Commissioner of Cooperatives Geoffrey Njang’ombe has warned. The launch of the second phase of the Hustler Fund will see registered groups qualified for loans…
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…
ODM nominated MP for Youth Umulkheir Harun has urged boda boda riders to form Saccos to empower them to greater socio-economic heights. Speaking during the end of a three month long drive to register boda boda operators in Garissa Township, Harun called on national leaders and public institutions to empower the riders who are key…
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…
Tea farmers from Embu county have been trained on diversified farming methods which include planting fruit trees and food crops in a single field as well as livestock and aquaculture farming as a means to achieve food security and financial security. The training was courtesy of Daima Sacco. Speaking at Kigari Teachers Training College, Sacco…
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…
Solution Sacco, through its Corporate Social Responsibility, has fully sponsored more than 60 bright but needy students in Meru County. The students, who scored 350 marks and above in last year’s KCPE exams, also received Mathematical sets, Bibles, metal boxes and other school necessities. Solution Sacco Chairman Francis Murithi said as a Sacco they are…
Two new Cooperative societies have been registered in Kwale county by the Cooperative Development Ministry officials to enable county residents join them in large numbers to uplift their living standards, Sacco Review has learnt. Speaking to Sacco Review from Kwale town recently, Kwale county Cooperative director, Mohammed Mkanga said that the county is currently in…
Vihiga County is planning to allocate Ksh525 million towards Co-operative Development Services to strengthen management of co-operatives in the county. According to its 2023-2027 County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), Ksh 80 million will be set aside to fund the initiative. The county is targeting to use this sum to register 285 active co-operatives in the…
