Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
By Paul Ngugi Ruo Human resource practices, both individual and organizational play an integral role in the growth or failure of any organization. It’s important to note that human actions are the greatest contributor towards any organization’s success and this is a key area that can’t be ignored in the cooperative sector. In Kenya today…
By Azael Masese Kenya National Police Deposit-Taking Sacco is crafting an ambitious growth strategy aimed at positioning itself as a critical brand in mobilising savings and extending affordable credit, even as the number of Kenyans joining the Sacco to access its top notch products and services grows overboard, Board Chair David Mategwa has said. “We…
By Azael Masese Co-operative Bank of Kenya is the most preferred commercial bank Saccos turn to for operational efficiency and customer convenience. Consequently, Co-operative Bank generates more income by partnering with Saccos compared to other commercial banks; and the reverse is true. According to the Sacco Supervision Annual Report, 2021, partnership areas include Automated Teller…
By Azael Masese The negative cash accumulation among Deposit Taking (DT) Saccos continued to rise unabated to reach a high of Ksh. 48 billion in 2021. Though some players turned to retained earnings to bridge the deficit, some turned to external borrowing with SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) warning that they were subjecting themselves to…
By John Majau The Gankumbu Dairy Farmers Group in Tharaka Nithi County has received a donation of 1,000 packets of free semen, a milk ATM machine and milking cans from the Ministry of Agriculture. Delivering the items to 2,500 farmers in Chuka town recently, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya’s personal assistant Kofia Kaunani said the…
By John Majau Avocado farmers across the country have been urged to harvest mature fruits in order to boost the product’s international market. Addressing farmers at Kaguru in Imenti South, the Avocado Society of Kenya CEO Earnest Muthomi said the Kenyan avocado market has greatly been affected by low quality produce caused by premature harvest….
By Azael Masese Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Saccos to be a major player in the country’s domestic debt market; raising a raft of concerns in the sector should it take up this lending position. The president’s proposal comes at a time when the government is burdened with foreign debts with a large chunk…
By Staff Reporter The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) withdrew the licenses of four deposit-taking Saccos by close of December 2021. Effectively, the four are barred from conducting deposit-taking business in 2022. Affected Saccos are Nyamira Tea Sacco Society Ltd, Uchongaji Sacco Society Ltd, Nanyuki Equator Sacco Society Ltd and Comoco Sacco Society Ltd. SASRA…
By Kevin Odera/ Roy Hezron Kenya’s savings and credit co-operative (Sacco) sub-sector has recorded a growth in its asset base to reach Ksh 807.11 billion in 2021, the recently released the Sacco Society Regulatory Authority (SASRA) report has shown. According to the country’s Sacco regulator, the sub-sector total asset base increased from Kshs 734.22 billion…
By Musyoka Kaleti County Cooperative societies have urged the government to consider channeling the social protection funds for the aged through Saccos to make it easy for them to access their funds. This was said by Diana Wawira Mbogo, Chief Executive Officer of Daima Sacco Society during this year’s 100th Ushirika Day celebrations at Kangaru…
