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Ekeza Sacco founder David Kariuki Ngari, commonly known as Gakuyo, has revealed that the Sacco is willing to repay members who still claim their savings from the Sacco through land. Gakuyo revealed that the Sacco’s coffers have run dry due to the current harsh economic environment and that there’s no money to repay the 2,000…
1,200 members of Karachuonyo Lolwe Rume Cooperative Society in Homa Bay County have lauded the Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) Company over its intended plans to raise the payment rates for sorghum farmers in the area. The cooperative’s chairman Elisaphan Ager said the move will go a long way in boosting the morale of sorghum farmers…
Nandi county governor Stephen Sang has expressed concern over the lack of adequate auditors in the region to increase efficiency of inspections in co-operatives. Speaking during the Ushirika day celebrations held at Kapsabet A.I.C Bible college grounds in Nandi county, the governor argued that lack of adequate auditors in the region is one of the…
John Gitonga did not know what to do after he dropped out of a teacher training college for lack of fees. His world came crushing down like a house of cards, but Ksh5,000 hit his refresh button to open his entrepreneurial mind to opportunities around him. But what can five thousand do? It can buy…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that the government has placed innovation in agriculture as the top pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BeTA). Speaking during this year’s Kisumu regional show, Mudavadi said BeTA prioritizes on rice, edible oils, cotton, coffee, maize, tea, leather and dairy value chains with the aim of achieving…
Nyanza Regional Commissioner Flora Mworoa has lauded farmers and entrepreneurs for their superb display of innovative agribusiness ideas that seek to address the problem of climate change and enhance food security. Speaking during the Kisumu Regional Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Show held at Mamboleo ASK Grounds, Mworoa, who represented Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo,…
The one time vibrant Moi University Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (MUSCO) is now on its deathbed. The Sacco’s MUSCO Towers, a commercial building in Eldoret town, will forever bring back painful memories to the thousands of Sacco members who are not sure whether they will ever recover their hard earned cash they pumped into…
Before I get to the core of this story, let me tell you about the amusing anecdote about a strange ‘doctor’ in the village where I grew up. I describe him so because some of the shenanigans he exhibited border on the absurd, if not criminal. You see Disco Matanga, for that was his name,…
The successful growth of most Saccos in Kericho and Bomet counties can be traced back to serious commitment by a few ambitious elders. Most of the prominent businessmen today in Kericho County started in a trade known as “Kipsigirio”, which is the use of donkeys to transport commodities. Others were pioneer teachers, while some were the…
Rose Wambua, a former banker at Cooperative Bank of Kenya, has urged upon the government to partner with the private sector to create jobs and fight poverty. Addressing women groups at Kawethei village in Kangundo constituency, Wambua said the private sector plays an important role in the growth of the economy and that job creation…
