SACCO

KSPC calls for harmonization of data on cooperatives

Co-operative professionals and practitioners through their body the Kenya Society of Professional Cooperators (KSPC) have called upon the government through the State Department for Co-operatives to address the matter of timely data and information in cooperatives. The practitioners have further recommended for the establishment of an information and document portal with links to various users….

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SACCO

Change beckons as KUSCCO boss hints at coops forming federations

All Cooperatives will in future become federations and subscribe to an apex body, Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO) Group Managing Director George Ototo has hinted. A restructured Cooperative sector will ensure sustainability and viability as it will solely depend on the subscription of the cooperative members. “The economic participation of our business…

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SACCO

Govt issues guidelines on maximum borrowing powers by cooperatives

The national government has issued guidelines on approval of maximum borrowing powers by cooperatives. Commissioner for Cooperatives Development David Obonyo stated that the guidelines are to enhance good governance and leadership in the cooperative sector. In a letter dated August 16, 2023 directed to County Directors/ Commissioners for Cooperatives, CEO/MD- Cooperative Alliance of Kenya, Chairpersons…

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‘Worker Cooperatives’ key to actualization of the Hustlers Agenda

The Kazi Mtaani Programme was launched in April 2020 to cushion the unemployed youth from the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic across the 1450 wards in the country. Those recruited into the programme mainly engaged in menial jobs in urban areas.  Though the programme was at times characterized by intermittent delays in payments, it…

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Varsity trains 100 South African SMEs on innovation, technology

Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (WRSETA) in partnership with Zetech University  are training over 100 SMEs from South Africa on networking, marketing, customer care, and food safety regulations among other business-oriented skills. South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu said the skills will empower the SMEs to grow their country’s…

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AFC

70,000 women get Ksh1B in AFC credit scheme

Over 70,000 farmers have benefited from loans worth Ksh 1 billion since the inception of the Agricultural Finance Corporation’s (AFC) cheap credit scheme in 2018 that targets to benefit women on agri-finance in Kenya. The money was accessed through Saccos, microfinance institutions and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)  with AFC projecting to reach out…

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