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KUPPET in bid to bolster membership By Azael Masese Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) will embark on an aggressive recruitment drive to make it the single largest union in the country. With a current membership of about 90,000, KUPPET National Chairman Omboko Milemba said growth will be epitomized by total stability, performance…
By Jackson Okoth Deposit-Taking Saccos that run FOSAs will in this financial year pay more levy to the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA). This follows a ruling by Judge Weldon Korir that found that amendments to the Sacco Societies Deposit Levy order were done in consultation with all stakeholders, hence could not be quashed or…
By Andanje Wakhungu County Government of Kakamega has launched a multi-million smart farm that will be used to collect milk and train youths in Lugari Sub-County. Deputy Governor Professor Philip Kutima said Lugari Dairy Smart Farm at Kabras County Polytechnic will benefit residents. The farm which was constructed at a cost of Sh 23 million…
By Asa Maina 2NK Sacco recently organized a sensitization workshop for its drivers in a bid to sensitize them on road safety. 2NK Sacco Chairman James Kahiro said this was to prepare them as festive season and the closure of schools approaches. He noted that it was important for the drivers to be reminded on…
By Kamundia Muriithi An inquiry into alleged malpractices at New Kyeni Farmer’s Cooperative Society has absolved the management from the allegations, but left the farmers dissatisfied. Farmers had accused the management of the Embu-based society of various malpractices and abuse of office, which they said led growers to uproot their coffee. The row escalated to…
By Staff Reporter President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Co-operatives to immediately operationalize the proposed Sacco Societies Fraud Investigation Unit within the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA). This is part of a series of policy and regulatory measures that he said the Jubilee administration has initiated so as to create…
By Boniface Mulu The government will continue supporting the modernisation of agriculture and teaching farmers the importance of growing crops suitable for their agro-ecological zones using the right techniques. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri also said the government is focused on making agriculture attractive to the young people. Kiunjuri made the remarks in a speech…
By Collins Akong’o The Cooperatives Alliance of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Daniel Marube has called on the government to speed up ratification of the national policy on cooperative development. Speaking in Mombasa during Ushirika Day celebration, Marube said a standardized national policy on activities of cooperative societies will spur growth across the 47 counties. He…
By John Majau When Miraa farming was started in early 1940s in Nyambene region, Meru County, women were totally prohibited from consuming and selling of the lucrative khat that first originated from Harare in Ethiopia in the 11th century before spreading to Kenya in 14th century. But things have changed as women have taken over the business….
