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Governor Otuoma urges Faridi DT SACCO to partner with county in driving economic growth

Sacco ReviewMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202608 mins

Busia County Governor Paul Otuoma has called on Faridi Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Organization (DT SACCO) Limited to partner with the county government in developing a strategic business framework aimed at accelerating economic growth and improving livelihoods across Busia County. Speaking during the SACCO’s 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) attended by 300 delegates,…

Busia onboards over 10,000 women traders into Dada Mashinani programme

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 202603 mins

Busia County has successfully onboarded more than 10,000 small-scale women traders into the Dada Mashinani program, a transformative initiative designed to enhance entrepreneurship and financial literacy at the grassroots level. The program is implemented through a partnership between the County Government, the Stanbic Bank Foundation, and Kenya Industrial Estates. The initiative targets women at various…

Kakamega youth urged to join SHOFCO Sacco to receive grants

Sacco ReviewFebruary 7, 202602 mins

Kakamega County youth have been urged to join SHOFCO Sacco to save and borrow loans with the lowest interest of 1 percent. This was said by SHOFCO programmes manager Conrad Mulengero, youth from Budalangi Sub County while addressing 36 youth drawn across the Western Region, who converged in Kakamega town for a three day SHOFCO training…

Speaker Wetang’ula pledges to champion coffee farming revival in Bungoma

Sacco ReviewDecember 26, 202503 mins

The Coffee Revival Movement has recently gained fresh momentum in Western Kenya after National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula committed to supporting the KahawaNiDollar campaign. Addressing residents in Bungoma County, Wetang’ula pledged to spearhead efforts to restore coffee farming as a central economic pillar, urging communities to re-embrace the crop and revive its former glory. He…

Farmers embrace aquaponics farming in Vihiga

Sacco ReviewNovember 21, 202503 mins

Vihiga County farmers have embraced the aquaponics farming, which involves the integration of fish farming and crop production, to promote food production in the region. The project being supported by the Vihiga county government and other strategic partners is taking root in the region following the establishment of a modern system at Kaimosi Friends Vocational…

Gov’t assures Kakamega residents of direct benefits from Ksh683 billion gold

Sacco ReviewNovember 18, 202503 mins

The government has moved to reassure residents of Kakamega County that the recently confirmed Ksh683 billion gold discovery will bring meaningful economic benefits to local communities. British firm Shanta Gold Limited had confirmed the new billions gold discovery at its Isulu-Bushiangala underground project in Kakamega County. Addressing journalists in Kakamega, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura outlined…

45 farmer groups set for Tunza project in Vihiga

Sacco ReviewNovember 16, 202502 mins

Forty-five farmer groups have been selected to participate in the first phase of the TUNZA Project, an initiative funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Vihiga County. This follows a sensitization and application process that attracted at least 375 groups of farmers during a vetting conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries…

Vihiga Aquaculture boosted as NORAD donates 3,600 bags of fish feed

Sacco ReviewNovember 10, 202505 mins

Fish farmers in Vihiga County have received a major boost following the distribution of 3,600 bags of fish feed donated by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Advancing Resilient Nutrition Sensitive Aquaculture Project (ARNSA). The initiative, implemented under the Aquaculture Business Development Programme (ABDP) in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural…

Kakamega gets first indigenous crops seed bank

Sacco ReviewSeptember 28, 202501 mins

Tupande One Acre Fund in partnership with the Seed Servers Network Kenya has established the first ever indigenous and traditional crops community seed bank in Kakamega County. The initiative, dubbed the Mahiakalo Baraka Farmers Community Seed bank located in Lurambi aims to preserve indigenous crops to prevent their extinction. ALSO READ: Bomet’s Mogogosiek tea farmers…

Vihiga trains coffee farmers to comply with EU market compliance, revive coffee farming

Sacco ReviewSeptember 12, 202503 mins

Vihiga County Government has launched a training and sensitization drive to help coffee farmers comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a move aimed at safeguarding the county’s largest export market. The exercise coordinated by Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) Coffee Directorate and Kenya Forest Service, was held through the Directorates of Agriculture and…