Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Co-operative movement in the country’s Western region can only register development if county governments put proper measures in place to support Saccos in their jurisdictions, seasoned co-operative expert Owuor Awuor has said. Owuor, who is a long time regional leader of the giant Ushuru Sacco, observed that most co-operative societies in the region are…
As the country’s hard economic times bite, boda boda riders, farmers and traders from the Western region have been asked to join Saccos and invest in the future to cushion themselves against the current cash crunch. Speaking to journalists in Busia town, Faridi Sacco chairman Godfrey Saidi said many boda boda riders are facing a…
As the country’s hard economic times bite, boda boda riders, farmers and traders from the Western region have been asked to join Saccos and invest in the future to cushion themselves against the current cash crunch.Speaking to journalists in Busia town, Faridi Sacco chairman Godfrey Saidi said many boda boda riders are facing a lot…
Bungoma County Chief Officer for Cooperatives Development Beatrice Nakhumicha has urged the county government to sensitize cooperative society leaders on leadership and management. Speaking during the International Cooperative Day celebrations held at Mt Elgon Coffee Mills, Nakhumicha attributed the collapse of cooperative societies in the region to management wrangles and argued that training the leaders…
Busia County Executive Committee Member in charge of Trade, Industries, Investment and Cooperatives Omuse Olakachuna has revealed that the county government will enact laws that will strengthen cooperative societies in the region. Speaking at Busia Agricultural Training Centre in Busia town during the 101st Ushirika Day celebrations, Omuse disclosed that some of the issues they…
Hell broke loose during Sunrise Dairy Cooperative Society in Butali Chegulo ward, Malava constituency annual general meeting after members protested and called for the immediate arrest of staff and individuals who purchased their products and have refused to pay a debt amounting to Ksh218, 000. The members unanimously agreed to surcharge the debt to the…
Vihiga County is planning to allocate Ksh525 million towards Co-operative Development Services to strengthen management of co-operatives in the county. According to its 2023-2027 County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), Ksh 80 million will be set aside to fund the initiative. The county is targeting to use this sum to register 285 active co-operatives in the…
As the Country’s hard economy bites most of the Kenyans, Boda boda riders, farmers and traders from Western region have been asked to join Saccos and save for the future. Speaking to Journalists in Busia town, Godfrey Saidi, Chairman of Faridi Sacco stated that many boda boda riders are facing a lot of challenges of…
National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) has cancelled over 2.5 million fake licenses belonging to bodaboda riders. An official from the authority stated that most of the licenses were duplicates of others done online in cahoots with cyber cafes and after realizing the syndicate, they cleaned their online system and removed them. Speaking during a national…
By Roy HezronVihiga County Government has committed to support Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Saccos) throughestablishment of a revolving fund.Speaking during a stakeholders meeting to discuss the performance of the Vihiga County Traders Saccoin December 2022, the County Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo hinted that the Sacco, which mainly drawsits membership from micro and small traders, would…
