Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The National Treasury has now revealed that savings made from every 5 per cent deduction on Hustler Fund loan will be wired to the Kenya National Entrepreneurs Savings Trust (KNEST), which was created to oversee the running of the savings scheme that targets over 16 million marginalized informal sector workers. It comes after the creation…
Over 70,000 farmers have benefited from loans worth Ksh 1 billlion 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…
By Felix Wanderi Co-operative Bank board of directors has recommended a dividend of Ksh 1.50 per share, subject to approval by the regulators and shareholders. Co-op Bank Group CEO Gideon Muriuki said the proposed dividends represent a 50 per cent increase on the Ksh 1.00 per share paid out last year. He added that the bank will pay out a…
By Emmanuel Gwakoi Gusii Youth Bunge Savings and Credit Cooperative Society has embraced non youths as it embarks on an ambitious program to open more branches and expand its financial activities within Kisii and Nyamira counties. The Society’s Chief Executive Officer Evans Makori said the management Board, chaired by Asha Moronya wants to open a…
By Tsozungu Kombe Imariki Sacco, formerly Kilifi Teachers Sacco, continues to improve the livelihoods of its members through the variety of savings and loan products it offers. The Kilifi based Sacco has grown to be one of the best saccos in Kenya. Zafarani Mkawasi Chisenga, a member of Imarika Sacco, and a former chairperson of…
By Azael Masese Cooperatives and SME Cabinet Secretary Nominee Simon Chelugui has promised to streamline the cooperative sector to significantly contribute to improving living standards of Kenyans. While appearing before the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments recently, Chelugui identified amending the Cooperative Societies Act, strengthening Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (Sasra) as top in his agenda….
By Kevin Odera Trans Nation Sacco lost its vice chairman Mr. Peter Njagi Mugwika to a short illness on October 13, 2022 at Komarock Modern hospital in Kathwana, Tharaka Nithi County. Mr. Mugwika was the Board Vice Chairman of the Sacco and the Director and Founder of Gatunga Junior Academy. He will be buried on…
By Roy Hezron Disputes in co-operative sector will now be handled by the Co-operative Court which will stand on its own aside from the existing Co-operative Tribunal, if the draft bill will be enacted into law. The Draft Co-operative Bill, 2021 which if enacted into law will repeal the long-term Co-operative Societies Act which was…
By Our Reporter Only 60 Saccos have submitted their unclaimed financial assets, including nil returns to Unclaimed Financial Asset Authority (UFAA) as at June 2021, the agency has revealed. In a workshop with stakeholders on compliance by the Sacco sector to UFAA Act, 2011, the authority’s CEO and Managing Trustee Mr. John Mwangi revealed that…
By Enock Okong’oThe Kisii University VC Prof John Akama has appealed to county and national governments to give local sculptors finances to help them form cooperative societies. This, he said, will remove the middled men who exploit them and assist in marketing their products directly to buyers. “It is heartbreaking to see these hard-working people baking in the…
