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Join Saccos to access affordable housing, Kenyans asked

Sacco ReviewFebruary 19, 2024February 19, 202403 mins

Kenyans have been asked to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives Societies (Saccos) to easily own and invest in property. According to Engineer George Kiiru, the Chairman of Wanabarabara Housing Cooperative Society, buying property as a group is much easier and more affordable as compared to buying it individually. Addressing the press in Kisaju located in…

Governor Nyong’o lauds Govt’s plan to extend SGR to Kisumu

Sacco ReviewFebruary 3, 2024February 3, 202404 mins

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o has lauded the government’s decision to extend the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Kisumu. Nyong’o said that the move was set to boost economic activities in the lakeside county and at the same time facilitate quick movement of people and goods from Mombasa to Kisumu and Uganda, and also…

Watu Credit sponsors first aid training for Boda boda riders

Sacco ReviewNovember 22, 2023November 22, 202305 mins

Over 1,000 Boda boda and tuk-tuk operators have undergone training on road safety and self-first aid through a partnership between Watu Credit Limited, Trans Nzoia County Government and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). The initiative dubbed ‘Tujenge Msingi’ seeks to reduce the fatality rates and injuries attributed to motorcycle accidents. Speaking while reopening…

Governor to assist Githurai Boda boda sacco start a petrol station

Sacco ReviewNovember 11, 2023November 11, 202303 mins

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has promised to support Boda boda operators in the county to start their own petrol station and a spare parts shop that will import their stock directly from China. “The population of Boda boda riders is five times that of matatu operators, and therefore their contribution in terms of the fuel…

Boda boda riders in Kisii urged to foster a saving culture

Sacco ReviewOctober 26, 2023October 26, 202303 mins

Kisii County Governor Simba Arati has asked Boda boda riders in the area to cultivate a saving culture to enhance their financial stability. Arati said that the industry has the potential to make the riders financially competent with the ability to loan out money instead of being chronic borrowers. “Yours is a potential institution that…