Taita Taveta County ACK Diocese bishop, Rt. Rev. Liverson Mung'onda (left) addressing the press in February 2024. He is flanked by Five Talents Board Chairman RT. Rev. Dr. Joseph Muchai.

Join Saccos to secure affordable loans, NGO tells Taita Taveta residents

Five Talents Kenya (FTK) Board Chairman Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Muchai has asked the residents of Taita Taveta County to consider joining Cooperative Societies which he said will go a long way in uplifting their lives through affordable loans. “While in Sacco, it’s very easy for you to get a loan unlike when you need…

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Amica Sacco Chairman Hezron Muchira

Murang’a Assembly advised to make laws that will empower Cooperatives

The co-operative sector is one of the key economic drivers which contribute hugely to social and economic development in Murang’a County. In this consideration, the Murang’a County Assembly has been challenged to craft legal frameworks which would enable this crucial sector to upscale performance. According  to the chairman  of Amica Sacco  Society, Hezron Muchiri,  county…

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Filgona Ooko, the Director in the State Department for Crops Development who was representing the PS, speaks to journalists after the launch of subsidized fertilizers at Voi NCPB deport recently.

Taita Taveta farmers asked to register for subsidized fertilizers

Farmers in Taita Taveta County have been asked to take advantage of the subsidized fertilizer programme sponsored by the government to maximize food production ahead of the planting season. Speaking during the flagging off of the subsidized fertilizer at Voi National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPD) deport in Voi, Chief of Staff (CCO) for Agriculture,…

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Commissioner for Co-operative Development David Obonyo (right), Hazina Sacco National Chairman Evans Kibagendi (centre) and Director Paul Mwangi during Hazina Sacco ADM in Nairobi recently. Photo: Obegi Malack

Hazina Sacco members told to focus on affordable loans

Commissioner for Co-operative Development David Obonyo has challenged Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (Saccos) members to focus on getting affordable loans from their Saccos rather than high dividends. Speaking during the recently concluded Hazina DT Sacco Annual Delegates Meetings (ADMs) in Nairobi, he asked members to have long term investments through the Saccos, since co-operative…

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Nelly Melita: How my love for githeri nearly cost me Ufanisi Sacco job

Nelly Kamau Melita, Honorary Secretary of Ufanisi DT Sacco, shares her life experience and journey to get to the top. It is an hilarious journey that began in 2009, riding on one particular incident that looked like her fortunes were lost forever. She remembers this with clarity, frivolous as it might be but it took…

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Respected don asks co-operatives to accept mergers for fast growth

Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance Planning and Administration at the Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) and career cooperator Prof Esther Gicheru has called for mergers in the co-operative sector if better governance and management have to be achieved. In her presentation titled ‘The Contribution of the Cooperative Business Model in Development: Practices and Opportunities’ to the…

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Sacco member: Ksh2.5 million Sacco loan positively changed my life

Herman Mwashighadi Mwachia can truly attest to how Saccos are beneficial to its members. Mwachia, who is a member of Qwetu Sacco, says that the Sacco changed his life for the better. The retired primary school teacher acquired a loan of Ksh2.5 million from Qwetu Sacco which he used to build a modern permanent house…

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Retired teacher reaps from farming, thanks to Eco-Pillar Sacco

Retired teacher Simon Kabui Kabosh invested heavily in farming using loans he borrowed after saving with Eco-Pillar Sacco. The man who retired in January this year taught in many schools in West Pokot County and retired while serving as the head-teacher of Propoi Primary School. He lives in Aruba village, Sinyerere Scheme, Cherangany Sub County…

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