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Nairobi county Governor Johnson Sakaja has said his administration is currently reviewing the County Cooperative Act to incorporate a hustler Sacco that will bring on board all small scale traders in Nairobi. “We are reviewing our policy so that we can have the first hustler Sacco in Nairobi County so that small scale traders, hawkers and hustlers can…
Early every Wednesday morning, livestock and people flock Souk Hoola livestock market in Garissa. The livestock are very healthy and are sold at very high prices, contrary to media information that livestock prices have dropped to rock bottom due to the biting drought. The market is a beehive of activity. Most traders are either selling…
Yetu Sacco is gearing up to launch a new branch in Chuka town, in a move meant to bring services closer to members.The new branch, which will be launched on June 19, 2023, will bring the total number of branches to eight.Speaking during the Society’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM), Sacco Board Chairman Mark Gitonga…
Tharaka Nithi governor Muthomi Njuki has urged the youth to embrace coffee farming since it is more profitable than white collar jobs. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the three day Coffee Reforms Conference at Three Steers Hotel in Meru town, the governor urged the youth to stop wasting valuable time in search of white collar…
Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti has declared that cooperative societies working with rogue officials to dispossess members of their lands will be dissolved. Speaking outside her office after holding deliberations with the Senate Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism following an invitation by Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu and Drumvale Farmers’ Cooperative Society, the governor said…
The Coffee Brewers Bar through their CEO John Muli has assured coffee buyers of quality coffee from Machakos county and urged them to sample coffee from the region. Speaking during the Agricultural Society of Kenya South Eastern Kenya National Show exhibition held in Machakos, Muli argued that coffee from Tala and Kangundo areas in Machakos…
Many Saccos countrywide are using publicity campaigns to net in more members which consequently increases their share capital and liquidity. The Saccos adopt big marketing budgets as a move towards making them more popular among their target market. Adopted publicity materials are creative, attractive and direct since they are tailored to reach and entice specific…
Uasin Gishu county department of Trade, Industrialization, Tourism, Cooperatives and Enterprise Development has organized a highly impactful capacity building and training exercise for Saccos and cooperatives to enhance the movement’s productivity in the area. The department’s CECM Martha Cheruto said the training focused on share mobilization, bookkeeping and auditing, management strategies and embracing new technological…
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…
