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Join Saccos to secure affordable loans, NGO tells Taita Taveta residents

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 29, 202407 mins

Five Talents Kenya (FTK) Board Chairman Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Muchai has asked the residents of Taita Taveta County to consider joining Cooperative Societies which he said will go a long way in uplifting their lives through affordable loans. “While in Sacco, it’s very easy for you to get a loan unlike when you need…

Cane farmers want to be paid KSh6,050 per tonne

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 202405 mins

Cane farmers have told Sugar millers that they won’t accept less than KSh6050 per tonne for cane delivered to the factories for milling. The farmers declared that the payment per ton as from this month (February) will only be reviewed upwards and not downwards as has been the trend for many years. The sentiments were…

Murang’a Assembly advised to make laws that will empower Cooperatives

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 202403 mins

The co-operative sector is one of the key economic drivers which contribute hugely to social and economic development in Murang’a County. In this consideration, the Murang’a County Assembly has been challenged to craft legal frameworks which would enable this crucial sector to upscale performance. According to the chairman of Amica Sacco Society, Hezron Muchiri, county…

Western tourism circuit on the road to recovery

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 202405 mins

The Western Kenya tourism circuit is now on the recovery path following the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has realized remarkable gains signified by the number of new hotels and conference facilities sprouting up to meet the demand of the rising number of visitors in the region. Lake Victoria Tourism Association Chairman Robinson Anyal…

Taita Taveta farmers asked to register for subsidized fertilizers

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 202406 mins

Farmers in Taita Taveta County have been asked to take advantage of the subsidized fertilizer programme sponsored by the government to maximize food production ahead of the planting season. Speaking during the flagging off of the subsidized fertilizer at Voi National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPD) deport in Voi, Chief of Staff (CCO) for Agriculture,…

Malonza: Govt to set up new rice milling machine in Kibos

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 202403 mins

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) plans to put up a new rice milling machine in Kibos, Kisumu East, to revamp aging ones. Cabinet Secretary for East Africa Community and Regional Development Peninah Malonza said the new milling machine will revolutionize rice farming in the region with a move aimed at growing wealth creation amongst farmers….

Business elite in Kisumu to install 2,500 CCTV cameras around city

Sacco ReviewFebruary 23, 202404 mins

The business elite in Kisumu are planning to install over 2,500 CCTV cameras around the city to enhance security, especially around bus stops and all residential estates. The city management heavily relies on CCTVs installed on private buildings belonging or leased by the business community, the city manager Abala Wanga saying they had received feedback…

KenGen invests hundreds of millions in CSR activities in Nyakach

Sacco ReviewFebruary 23, 202404 mins

KenGen, Kenya’s major electricity generating company, has spent Ksh994 million on community empowerment programmes in Nyakach Constituency, a huge amount going to the education sector. The sector consumed the lion’s share at Ksh300 million, with much of the cash going into funding bright and needy students in the area. More than Ksh197 million was spent…

Matatu owners in Kisumu ordered to join Saccos

Sacco ReviewFebruary 22, 2024February 22, 202405 mins

The Kisumu county government has ordered all public transport owners to register their vehicles with Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (Saccos). The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Infrastructure, Energy and Public Work Mr Salmon Orimba said it is a Government policy that all matatus must be registered with Saccos warning that vehicles…

Govt committed to create digital jobs for youth, CS Owalo says

Sacco ReviewFebruary 21, 2024February 21, 202403 mins

The government is committed to creating jobs for youths across the country using digital platforms, Information Communications and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo has said. Owalo said that this is in line with the government’s manifesto to create employment opportunities for the youth adding that they will ensure that all youth are engaged…