Taita Taveta Saccos hit by pandemic

By Tsozungu Kombe Women and Youth Saccos in Taita Taveta County have been heavily affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. Speaking to Sacco Review in Wundanyi recently, Taita Taveta County Cooperative Commissioner Erastus Gonzi said the performance of women and youth Saccos was still very poor. He revealed that the business is still facing a…

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Loan defaults big issue for Sotico

By Benedict Ng’etich The chairman Sotico Sacco Samuel Munyao Nzeki says they faced challenges because of member’s defaulting on loan repayment.  He told delegates that they tried to assist members having huge unbearable loans by amalgamating them but the process was only a short term remedy. “That is because members found themselves in default again…

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Union defends field officers

By Andanje Wakhungu After public outcry by the farmers over bribery claims to acquire a permit for harvesting canes, the workers union has come out to defend the supervisors over the allegations terming it as malicious. a body formed to advocate for the rights of agricultural extension, field assistants and field officers has instead blamed…

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Cartels invade west Kenya sugar mills

By Andanje Wakhungu Farmers supplying sugarcane to Butali Sugar Company have raised concern about cartels that have frustrated their operations and delivery to the factory. Cartels also continue to interfering with cane harvesting in the region, weeks after local leaders threated to stage a demonstration over delayed cutting of the mature crop. Farmers leaders claim…

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