Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
A silent revolution is sweeping across the expansive farmlands of Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, and Elgeyo Marakwet counties, as farmers with vast tracts of idle land embrace a lucrative new frontier: carbon credit compensation to unlock significant financial gains from land once considered dormant inheritances. For generations, these idle lands were set aside as future…
Cooperative Societies in Kwale County have been urged to adopt Information Communication Technology (ICT) in a bid to enhance efficiency in service delivery to members. Speaking to Sacco Review from Kwale town recently, Kwale County Cooperative director, Mohammed Mkanga revealed that the trend is the fastest way of serving members in the Cooperative movement. He…
Revenue streams at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, (JOOTRH) have increased from Ksh 30 million to Ksh 150 million between the financial year 2023-2024 and financial year 2024-2025 it has been revealed. Hospital chief executive officer Dr Richard Lesiyampe said the hospital board has now set a target of Ksh 2.5 billon…
Farmers of Inoi Cooperative society in Kirinyaga County is set to benefit from a 3-year program dubbed ‘Brewing the Future Coffee to Stay’, funded by German (Tchibo) under the Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods program (MSuLLi). The project led by the Rainforest Alliance aims to address the challenges in the coffee sector through promotion…
Nandi County Woman Representative, Cynthia Muge has unveiled a transformative coffee farming initiative program aiming to revive coffee sector in the region to change the lives of thousands of women across the county. The programme, dubbed ‘Kahawa na Mama’, intend to revitalize the region’s coffee sector while empowering rural women to become financially independent. The…
Street food vendors at Makutano market have raised concern over what they term as untimely relocation by the Meru county government. The traders led by chips sellers Jane Kagwiria claimed that the infrastructure limitation at the main market has led them to establish informal selling points along roadsides. “It is not our wish that we…
President William Samoei Ruto has said the government will distribute 230 milk coolers nationwide to enhance milk preservation. Ruto who was speaking on Saturday during the 10th Annual Dairy Farmers Field Day at the ASK Showground in Meru County where he flagged off milk coolers destined for various dairy cooperatives called on County Governments to…
Cane famers association has cautioned the Kenya Sugar Board against sidelining their cane farmer’s federation. The Butali sugarcane out growers association chairman William Kopi while issuing his proposals in a public participation on the sugar development fund held at Mukhonje friends’ church grounds in Butali Chegulo ward in Malava constituency warned the Kenya sugar board…
A new collaboration between the County Government of Kisumu, the Cereal Growers Association (CGA) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has led to the establishment of Farmer Service Centres (FSCs), strategic hubs designed to enhance agricultural support and food security efforts across the region. According to Kisumu County Agriculture executive Kenneth Onyango, the…
More than 35,000 farmers from Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu counties are expected to take part in this year’s Meru Dairy Cooperative field day which focuses on youthful farmers. This year’s annual farmers’ field day, that will take place on June 21, 2025, is the 10th since the milk processor started organizing the educational event. The…
