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By Our Reporter Finnlemm Sacco is keen to build the capacity of its staff and board members to ensure informed and prudent decision making. The board also underwent training to enhance board members understanding of their roles and responsibility. The in-house training is being done every year to ensure induction of all new board members. “The…
By Malachi Motano AMREF Sacco has adopted virtual board, staff and member education meetings to meet the Ministry of Health’s social distancing guidelines on Covid-19. The Sacco also introduced an editable loan and membership application forms and allowed members to submit electronic applications to ease engagement. It increased members loan limits to Sh150,000 from Sh70,000…
By Mosawe Naomi The Kisumu County Deputy Commissioner Kibet Kibeon has reiterated that the government is ready to empower youths with skills that will enable them realize their full potential and in turn drive the attainment of development objectives set out in Kenya’s Vision 2030. Kibeon said Kenya has greatly focused on youth empowerment to…
By Obegi Malack Women will get grants from the County Government of Kajiado if the proposed Women Empowerment Fund Bill (2021) is enacted into law. The bill which is now at the public participation stage has received overwhelming support from local residents who now want its processing expedited so that they can benefit from the…
By Correspondent Membership for the Makueni County Hawkers Sacco has increased to over 2,000 from 1,500 when the society was registered in 2015. The Sacco which was registered in February, 2015 and awarded two lorries as seed capital by the Makueni County Government to ease transportation of their merchandise and to enhance wealth creation has…
By Michael Oduor Kenya has conducted an inception meeting on Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Project in Voi, Taita Taveta County. The project is aimed at enlightening women on how to unite for economic development. In a meeting overseen by Jack Odiwa – project manager women economic empowerment project and Action Aid Taita Taveta County Program coordinator…
By Michael Oduor A total of 73,828 members joined different co-operative societies in Taita Taveta County. Savings and credit cooperative societies (Saccos) led in the total number of registered members. Taita Taveta County Co-operatives Commissioner Mr. Erastus Gonzi revealed that there are 98 Saccos out of 190 co-operative societies registered in the county. Gonzi said…
BY TALARUS CHESANG Coffee farmers in Baringo have been asked to form cooperative Saccos for economic empowerment. Wildlife Principal Secretary (PS) Prof. Fred Segor said it is through strong societies that the farmers may be able to save and borrow loans to improve and manage their coffee farms. He was speaking during the launch of…
By Gilbert Ochieng Some 1934 rice farmers in Bunyula, Busia County will directly benefit from three combine rice harvesters through a partnership. Magombe Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society chairman Christopher Gunyi said gone were the days when rice farming was operated manually. He pointed out that rice farmers from Bunyala Irrigation Scheme have been losing ten bags…
By Our Correspondent Over 6,000 farmers in Vihiga County have been awarded Sh43 million under the National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) to support their farming activities. According to the County Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo, the residents should form community groups in order to receive more money from the NARIGP grant. “I promised…
