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By Erick Nyayiera Jumuisha Sacco in Siaya County is the official intermediary of the Uwezo Fund in Bondo Constituency. Bondo Constituency Member Of Parliament Dr. Gideon Ochanda and his Uwezo Fund committee signed an agreement that will see the Sacco take over the administration of the Uwezo revolving Fund. The constituency Uwezo Fund committee had…
By Malachi Motano Uyoma Farmers’ Cooperative Society (UFCS) has secured Sh10m grant from the County government of Siaya to facilitate repairing of Madiany Cotton Ginnery in Rarieda sub-county. The ginnery stopped operations about seven years ago with more than 3500 farmers left with nowhere to sell their produce. Since then many farmers have abandoned cotton…
By Tsozungu Kombe Women in Kwale County have been urged to cooperate fully and form Saccos to uplift their living standards. Speaking to Sacco Review in Kwale town recently, the acting Kwale county Cooperative Commissioner Mohammed Mkanga emphasized the importance of women forming Saccos in the county. He disclosed that the move would enable them…
By Erick Nyayiera Operations at the Siaya Ufanisi Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited have been adversely affected as the County government is yet to release the over Sh4.4 million owed to the Sacco. The Sacco had been branded from the Bondo County Council Employees Sacco to cater for the staff being absorbed by the…
By Fredrick Odiero The department of Cooperative Development in Kisumu Central Kisumu County will soon organize training for stakeholders in the sector in order to enhance efficiency and compliance. Kisumu Central sub county cooperative officer Philip Akama further said that some of the beneficiaries of the training will be the over 300 Saccos in the…
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…
