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MPs Directs Hustler Fund Department to Submit List of Defaulters

Sacco ReviewOctober 2, 202404 mins

Members of Parliament have instructed the Financial Inclusion Fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund, to submit a comprehensive list of loan defaulters. The MPs under National Assembly Special Funds Accounts Committee want the committee to present comprehensive details of the defaulters. The Committee which met Principal Secretary Susan Mang’eni and Acting Chief Executive Officer…

New Tourism CS Miano Leads World Tourism Day Fete Hosted in Kisumu.

Sacco ReviewOctober 1, 2024October 1, 202406 mins

The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Rebecca Miano has said that the sector is set to expand with the unveiling of nine regional circuits across the country. The initiatives, Miano said, include marking and a renewed focus on domestic tourism under the “TEMBEA KENYA” initiative. The newly unveiled circuits, the CS said, are part…

How MV UHURU II Will Impact Trade in the Lake Victoria Basin

Sacco ReviewOctober 1, 2024October 1, 202406 mins

Transport in Lake Victoria is expected to be further boosted after the unveiling of the sh 2.4 billion vessel in Kisumu. This is after the newly built MV Uhuru II ship embarked on its maiden cargo journey from Kisumu Port to Uganda’s Port Bell, marking its official entry into service on Lake Victoria. This milestone…

Mediation Committee Meets to Consider Contentious Clauses of Sugar Bill

Sacco ReviewOctober 1, 202403 mins

The Mediation Committee on the Sugar Bill (N.A. Bill No. 34 of 2022) has started considering clauses of the Bill that are under mediation. The committee which is chaired by Emmanuel Wangwe (MP Navakholo) first considered sub clause 38 (6), which, if amended, will see the Members agree on the institution that will be in…

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection to Arson Attacks on Sugarcane Plantations.

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 202405 mins

Police in Kisumu County have arrested two suspects in connection with the series of arson attacks that have destroyed vast sugarcane plantations in the region. The suspects are helping security agencies with further investigations to identify other perpetrators involved in the criminal acts before they are charged in court. Cane farmers in Muhoroni, Chemelil and Kibos…

ACCOSCA: Cooperatives Bill 2024 will change the sector positively

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 202403 mins

African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) Executive Director George Ombado has said that the Cooperatives Bill 2024 which is currently before senate will be the game changer in the country. Ombado who was speaking during a media interview said if the bill passes other countries will also be able to follow the…

All KTDA factories set to be audited, PS Rono says

Sacco ReviewSeptember 27, 2024September 27, 202405 mins

Principal Secretary (PS) for Agriculture, Dr. Paul Rono, has called for an urgent financial audit of all Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) small-scale tea factories to stem runaway corruption. Speaking while addressing tea farmers at Toror Tea Factory, he said the audits have been necessitated by the standoff between farmers and their boards of management…

72 women groups receive water tanks worth Ksh6M in Kitui

Sacco ReviewSeptember 27, 2024September 27, 202403 mins

Former Cabinet Secretary (CS) for EAC, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (Asals) and Regional Development Peninah Malonza has donated two hundred and thirty 2,000 and 500-litre water tanks to 72 women groups in Kitui county. The groups, under the umbrella body – Kitui County Union for Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (KICUSA) Limited – received the…

Senator seeks clarity on status of Drought Resilience Programme in Northern Kenya

Sacco ReviewSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 202403 mins

Marsabit senator Mohamed Chute has requested a statement from the Senate Committee on Land, Environment, and Natural Resources chaired by Senator John Methu regarding the status of the KfW Development Bank-funded Drought Resilience Programme in Northern Kenya (DRPNK). He has called on the Committee to provide a list of the counties where the programme has…

Biashara Sacco chairman awarded by President Ruto for long service at ASK

Sacco ReviewSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 202402 mins

President William Ruto has awarded Biashara DT Sacco Chairman Joseph Njamuku with ‘Long Service Award’ for his 30-year long service at the Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK). The award was delivered to him by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who represented the president during the official opening of Central Kenya national agricultural show at Kabiru-ini showground…