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Youth in Business Asked to Form Saccos for Advancement of Their Activities

Sacco ReviewSeptember 15, 2021September 15, 202102 mins

Fredrick Odiero The Kisumu County Government has called upon youths who are engaged in various enterprises to form Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) in order to advance their activities. The Director of Co-operatives, Trade and Enterprise Susan Kanga said Saccos when formed will ensure youths borrow credit and other facilities from the government. Addressing youth…

Alarm as coffee thieves hit factories in Meru

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 202105 mins

By John Majau Security agencies in Meru County have raised an alarm after three coffee factories lost more than 360 bags of coffee valued at Sh5.8 million in the last six months. Police now suspect insiders could be colluding with criminals to have the coffee stolen. This is because most of the incidents are said…

Form groups to get loans, cassava farmers urged

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 202102 mins

By Tsozungu Kombe Cassava farmers in Malindi sub county in Kilifi county have been urged to form groups in a bid to secure loans from MicroFinance Fund from the Kilifi county government to bost their farming activities. Speaking to Sacco Review in her office in Malindi town recently, Malindi sub county Co-operative Officer, Mrs Flister…

Malava Teachers Housing Sacco Dismiss Claims of Funds Misuse

Sacco ReviewSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021011 mins

BY ANDANJE WAKHUNGU Officials at the Malava Teachers Housing Co-operative Society have come out to strongly condemn the utterances by the region’s Kenya National Teacher’s Union (KNUT) that there were misappropriation of funds at the co-operative, terming the allegations as propaganda meant to portray them as corrupt. They cited that, there were plans by the…

Kitui Sacco puts up chicken abattoir

Sacco ReviewSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 202104 mins

By Boniface Mulu The Kitui County Poultry Traders Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited has constructed a chicken abattoir at a cost of Sh4.2 million. The abattoir is at the Wikililye market in Katulani region of Kitui County. The amount is part of the Sh9.8 million funding by the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth…

Bodaboda Sacco Transforms Youth in Murang’a

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 202106 mins

Meet George Mungai Njoroge. He is the vice chairperson of a Bodaboda Sacco in Murang’a County. He shares with Malachi Motano how the Sacco that was formed only five years ago has become a source of inspiration after transforming the lives of its members who are majorly the youth. “It is high time for youths…

Kisii County Co-Operative Boss Asks Parents to Encourage Their Children to Save in Saccos

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 202105 mins

By Gilbert Kobi Kisii County Commissioner for Co-operative Development, Pamela Kemunto has urged parents to support their children to embrace the culture of borrowing loans, making investments and saving in Savings and Credit cooperative (Sacco) societies to boost their incomes and strengthen the societies. The Commissioner challenged the parents to secure loans from the Sacco societies…

Jumuisha Sacco intermediary partners to receive Sh30m Uwezo funding

Sacco ReviewAugust 2, 2021August 2, 202104 mins

By Erick Nyayiera Jumuisha Sacco in Siaya County is the official intermediary of the Uwezo Fund in Bondo Constituency. Bondo Constituency Member Of Parliament Dr. Gideon Ochanda and his Uwezo Fund committee signed an agreement that will see the Sacco take over the administration of the Uwezo revolving Fund. The constituency Uwezo Fund committee had…

Hope for Siaya cotton farmers as ginnery set for revival

Sacco ReviewAugust 2, 2021August 2, 202105 mins

By Malachi Motano Uyoma Farmers’ Cooperative Society (UFCS) has secured Sh10m grant from the County government of Siaya to facilitate repairing of Madiany Cotton Ginnery in Rarieda sub-county. The ginnery stopped operations about seven years ago with more than 3500 farmers left with nowhere to sell their produce. Since then many farmers have abandoned cotton…

Kwale women asked to form Saccos

Sacco ReviewJuly 26, 2021July 26, 202102 mins

By Tsozungu Kombe Women in Kwale County have been urged to cooperate fully and form Saccos to uplift their living standards. Speaking to Sacco Review in Kwale town recently, the acting Kwale county Cooperative Commissioner Mohammed Mkanga emphasized the importance of women forming Saccos in the county. He disclosed that the move would enable them…