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South-Rift leaders to meet to plot new strategies to curb loses after low tea bonuses

Sacco ReviewOctober 12, 2025October 13, 202504 mins

Leaders from the South- Rift Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Zone are set to convene on Monday, October 13, for a high-level meeting at Mogogosiek in Bomet County aimed at developing actionable strategies to revitalize the tea sector and enhance farmer earnings. Organized under the #MesendetMovement, the much-anticipated forum is expected to attract directors and…

Meru market traders elect their leaders

Sacco ReviewOctober 12, 202504 mins

Makutano Market traders from Meru County have elected leaders to govern the activity of the market. The elections which are held after three years saw traders coming together to have new leadership to steer the market forward. The traders had Samuel Gitonga reelected as the Chairman for the fourth consecutive time; Elijoy Kagwiria won the…

Kilifi’s Driftwood Cooperative elects new chairman

Sacco ReviewOctober 11, 202502 mins

Driftwood Cooperative Society in Malindi Sub County in Kilifi County has elected new chairman, Franklin Charo Nyiro to head the society. Speaking to Sacco Review in his office in Malindi town recently, Driftwood Cooperative society Secretary, Onesmus Nzai said that the new chairman was elected during an Annual General Meeting conducted recently and supervised by…

Taita Taveta farmers urged to join Cooperatives as County launches subsidized livestock vaccination drive

Sacco ReviewOctober 9, 202508 mins

Taita Taveta County leadership has issued a strong call to livestock farmers to register with ward-based cooperatives, positioning these organizations as the primary gateway to accessing critical veterinary services and agricultural support under the newly launched National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project. Speaking during the launch of the National E-Voucher Vaccination program at Manoa, Mwatate…

Cooperatives empowered as Trans Nzoia rolls out large capacity grain driers to curb post-harvest losses

Sacco ReviewOctober 8, 202505 mins

The cooperative movement in Trans Nzoia County has received a major boost after the county government, operationalized large-capacity cereal driers across several key cooperatives. The move is part of the county’s Post-Harvest Loss Management Initiative, aimed at helping farmers reduce grain losses and improve profitability. Through the Department of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the county has…

Miraa farmer counts losses after farm set ablaze

Sacco ReviewOctober 7, 202504 mins

A prominent Miraa farmer from Kinisa Amwathi in Igembe North Subcounty, Meru County is counting huge losses after his Miraa farm was set ablaze by unknown people. The owner of the farm Kamakia Arunga said he was shocked and devastated after his 3-acre miraa farm, which a source of livelihood is for many, was reduced…

Solar-powered sunflower refinery to rescue Taita Taveta farmers from costly cross-border processing

Sacco ReviewOctober 6, 202508 mins

Over 3,000 sunflower farmers in Taita Taveta County will soon bid farewell to the costly and exhausting trips to Tanzania for processing their produce, following the groundbreaking of a solar-powered sunflower oil refinery in Taveta on Friday. The facility, established by the Kenya Red Cross Society through its Integrated Food Security and Livelihood project with…

Bomet County, national govt join hands to strengthen cooperative governance

Sacco ReviewOctober 6, 202504 mins

The County government of Bomet and the national government has joined hand in strengthening governance and promote accountability in Bomet County’s cooperative societies. The engagement, held on Friday at the Department of Cooperatives offices, brought together officers from the Bomet County Department of Cooperatives and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…

Bomet dairy farmers set for transformation as Chebunyo plant nears completion

Sacco ReviewOctober 1, 202504 mins

Bomet dairy farmers are set to reap major economic benefits as the Chebunyo Milk Processing Plant nears completion, promising to stabilize milk prices, create jobs, and strengthen food security. The project, spearheaded through the Chebunyo Dairy Cooperative Society, has been hailed as a game-changer for thousands of smallholder farmers in the region. The cooperative movement…

Kwale County distributes fish processing equipment to boost blue economy

Sacco ReviewSeptember 29, 202504 mins

The Kwale County Government has stepped up its efforts to strengthen the blue economy by distributing modern fish processing and storage equipment to small-scale fish farmers in a bid to increase marine food production and improve household incomes. The distributed equipment includes freezers, chillers, cooler boxes, energy-saving cooking jikos, frying pans, display boxes, solar-powered systems,…