Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
By Malachi Motano Saccos in the country are owed nearly 4 billion shillings in non-remittance of deductions from members. According to the Kenya union of cooperatives (Kuscco) managing director George Ototo, the 3.8 billion is largely owed by government linked institutions Speaking during the sixth annual Sacco leader’s convention held in Mombasa, Ototo said universities,…
By Malachi Motano The Cabinet secretary (CS) for Agriculture Peter Munya says it is high time the coffee sector is streamlined to allow farmers benefit from their commodity. “We have experienced cases of farmers paying many interests on small loans they take but the government has reduced the burden and farmers will be dealt with…
Tangazoletu 2.0 Limited, one of the leading service IT service provider in the country, has organised an innovations workshop for Saccos in Nyeri county on May 10th, 2019 The workshop to be held at Nyeri’s Green Hills hotel, has the objective of bringing together to discuss trending innovations and adoptions, security and benefits to business…
By Stephen Makabila Under the Big 4 Agenda of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s last five years in office ahead of his retirement in year 2022, the co-operative sector is expected to be instrumental in the achievement of these agenda namely- Food Security, Affordable Housing, Manufacturing and affordable Health Care for all. The Co-operative sector is supposed…
By Azael Masese Failure by co-operative members to interrogate the performance of their respective organisations has been identified as a weakness that needs urgent remedy. Intriguingly, this happens even in Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (Saccos) where majority of the members are the elite, leading to embezzlement of members’ savings. State Department of Co-operatives Senior…
By Munene Maina The Government has moved with speed to avert money laundering within savings and credit societies. At a time when several banks were implicated in the infamous National Youth Service scandal for violating the law leading to loss of billions of public money, the Government wants to seal all loopholes that may allow…
Below is a glimpse on what co-operators earned for the financial year 2017 from various saving and credit societies based on financial reports seen by Sacco Review.
By Kage Njoroge Amica Savings and Credit Society, one of the fastest growing Saccos, has urged its customers to embrace emerging technologies and transact their business on the Sacco’s ICT money transfer platforms for their convenience. Amica Sacco’s management calls on its clients to take up technology based alternative channels to access quick services, without…
The recent revelation by the Senior Deputy Commissioner, State department for Co-operatives Geoffrey Njang’ombe that loan defaulters owe Saccos over Sh8 billion does not augur well for the sector. Ridiculously, these loans have not been serviced over several years yet the defaulters are still earning their monthly incomes apart from owning assets worth billions of…
By John Majau Jamii Bora Bank and Capital Sacco have partnered in a bid to provide affordable housing for its members. The two financial institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Meru town recently. During the initial stages the two institutions will target 10,000 members of the Sacco with the feasibility study focusing on the…
