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Umoja Wendani Housing Co-operative emerged the top player in the recent Ushirika Day Awards Gala, taking first position in the Best Managed Housing Cooperative, Most Improved, and Best in Investments categories of recognitions. The society, established in 2012 to cater for the housing needs of Umoja Wendani Sacco members, was also second in Best in…
Tower Sacco’s share capital and deposits increased by over Ksh3 billion in the last eight months to move from position 8 to 5 in a pool of 174 deposit-taking Saccos. According to Sacco Society Regulatory Authority (SASRA) in its Annual Sacco Supervisory Report 2023 which was released recently, the Sacco was ranked fifth under Large…
Kilifi county government will soon employ 80 Irrigation Extension Service Officers to boost food crop production in the region, Sacco review has reliably established. The Ministry of Agriculture needs huge budget to enable it to fight food insecurity in the region. The budget allocation for 2023 was Ksh 130 million which was not enough to…
Nyeri-based Taifa Sacco yesterday celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art headquarters as part of its Golden Jubilee festivities. The day’s events were marked by pomp and color, beginning with a thanksgiving service at ACK Church in Nyeri. Nyeri County Governor, Dr. Mutahi Kahiga, who officiated the event, hailed the new headquarters as the start of…
Some six cooperative societies have been registered in Lamu County by the Cooperative Development Ministry, Sacco Review has reliably established. Speaking to Sacco Review from Lamu town recently, Lamu County Cooperative Director, Mr. Paul Thauri revealed that the county is currently in the process of registering more Cooperative societies to enable county residents to join…
Over 1000 villagers in some parts of Gem Constituency are now set to benefit from a partnership with East African Breweries (EABL) where the locals will engage in Sorghum farming. EABL has been undertaking a pilot project where farmers reaped sh 3 million from Sorghum farming out of the 75 tones harvested. An EABL field…
Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetangula has appointed members of the National Assembly to mediation committees The Mung Beans Bill and The Equalization Fund Appropriation. The Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bill No. 13 of 2022) seeks to provide a framework for the regulation and promotion of the mung bean industry in Kenya. While…
IG (Invest & Grow) Sacco Society LTD is counting losses after robbers broke into their offices in Malava in Kakamega County making away valuables. The robbers had accessed the cash room where millions were stored and moved the safe box out with the intent of running away with it but failed due to its weight….
As celebrations for the was being witnessed in many parts of the World, Kakamega County has announced its plants to prioritize food production as one of its key pillars in ensuring that communities and families have enough food. The celebrations which are held in 150 countries across the globe for the last 80 years, saw…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh946 million from taxes in the Western region last month following a raft of measures to curb smuggling of goods through the porous borders of Uganda and Tanzania. Through enhanced surveillance and enforcement in the region which covers ten counties, the taxman generated more revenue from customs at the Malaba,…
