Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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The Cooperative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) has started a project to train Trainer of Trainers (ToTs) to support rural women and youth in the dairy sub-sector and empower them to become champions of animal nutrition and breeding programmes. Dubbed ‘Strengthening Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Ecosystem for Inclusive Rural Transformation and Livelihoods in Eastern Africa’, (AIRTEA),…
Saccos Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has been asked to ensure interests of all Sacco members are protected and that adequate revenues are generated. Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Simon Chelugui asked SASRA CEO Peter Njuguna to also ensure that members comply with all the basics that govern Cooperative societies….
All Cooperatives will in future become federations and subscribe to an apex body, group managing director of the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO) 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. Ototo revealed this while…
The government is pushing for a law that will regulate training, registration and licensing of animal production professionals and technicians in the country. The proposed Animal Production Professionals and Technicians Bill 2023 is set to offer an enabling environment for the development and regulation of the livestock industry, and to effectively address the modern challenges…
Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (Sacco) members have been urged to make good use of the loans they take from their respective Saccos for the intended purpose for their growth. According to Ufanisi Deposit Taking (DT) Sacco Society Chief Executive Officer (CEO) CPA Frederick Abuyabo, Sacco members should be trained about the loans’ intended purpose…
Sacco Society Regulatory Authority (SASRA), the regulatory body for Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Saccos), has issued revised guidelines to govern the renewal of operating licences for the country’s Deposit-Taking (DT) Saccos. This has seen new procedures being introduced and the existing ones improved to hold the 176 DT Saccos more accountable and ensure the protection…
Kenya National Police DT SACCO Board Chair David Mategwa has expressed the Sacco’s commitment to work with any struggling Sacco. Kenya National Police DT SACCO is among the wealthiest and the most vibrant Sacco in the country. Mategwa said the SACCO is willing to take over the struggling Saccos’ liabilities and assets to enable the…
Savings and Credit Cooperatives Societies (Saccos) have been urged to change the criteria they use to measure their contribution to the country’s economic and social wellbeing. Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) CEO Peter Njuguna noted that the annual performance based on growth of asset base, deposits, share capital and surplus is never enough. Njuguna underscored…
Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) CEO Peter Njuguna has stressed on the need for Saccos to collaborate to achieve greatness. “We have realized that Saccos actually collaborate significantly with various service providers because Saccos alone cannot provide the services. Courtesy of the collaborations we have had so far, you will note that we have grown…
Competition for payment of super dividends and interest on deposits among Saccos has topped the list of the major issues affecting the pace of growth of the cooperative movement in the country. The Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators (KSPC) has raised concern over the current trend of offering super dividends and interest on members’ deposits…
