Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
BY ANDANJE WAKHUNGU Officials at the Malava Teachers Housing Co-operative Society have come out to strongly condemn the utterances by the region’s Kenya National Teacher’s Union (KNUT) that there were misappropriation of funds at the co-operative, terming the allegations as propaganda meant to portray them as corrupt. They cited that, there were plans by the…
By Gilbert Ochieng Some 1934 rice farmers in Bunyula, Busia County will directly benefit from three combine rice harvesters through a partnership. Magombe Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society chairman Christopher Gunyi said gone were the days when rice farming was operated manually. He pointed out that rice farmers from Bunyala Irrigation Scheme have been losing ten bags…
By Our Correspondent Over 6,000 farmers in Vihiga County have been awarded Sh43 million under the National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) to support their farming activities. According to the County Governor Dr. Wilber Ottichilo, the residents should form community groups in order to receive more money from the NARIGP grant. “I promised…
By Our Reporter Sirisia Sub County residents have been urged to invest their money in Co-operative Sacco’s to boost their lives economically. Speaking in Namwela during cherry payment, Kikai Rural Sacco Director Mr. Justus Wafula said people are facing tough economic constraints especially during this Covid-19 period due to lack of investment. “So many people…
By Andanje Wakhungu After public outcry by the farmers over bribery claims to acquire a permit for harvesting canes, the workers union has come out to defend the supervisors over the allegations terming it as malicious. a body formed to advocate for the rights of agricultural extension, field assistants and field officers has instead blamed…
By Andanje Wakhungu Farmers supplying sugarcane to Butali Sugar Company have raised concern about cartels that have frustrated their operations and delivery to the factory. Cartels also continue to interfering with cane harvesting in the region, weeks after local leaders threated to stage a demonstration over delayed cutting of the mature crop. Farmers leaders claim…
By Washingtone Okellah Busia Governor Sospeter Ojasmong was the top depositor in Busia County Assembly Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (Sacco) in the 2019-2020 financial year. Despite challenges occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sacco declared cash dividends of Sh500,000 that was shared by its 309 members. SACCO chairman Gabriel Erambo released the results whle…
By Cally Imbayi Governor Wycliffe Oparanya says Kakamega County will spent Sh25 million to strengthen cooperative societies that have been performing poorly. He revealed that they have prioritized streamlining of the cooperatives movement in the county to improve living standards. “We have allocated Sh25million for development of the cooperatives sector out of which Sh18million will…
By Aggrey Buchunju Relisa Sacco finally conducted Bungoma branch elections which had been postponed for one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Messrs Phillip Amwayi and Ben Watitwa were elected unopposed to serve as delegates during the elections held at Bungoma Railway station grounds. The peaceful elections were presided over by Madisa Barasa from the…
By Malachi Motano Agricultural Finance Cooperation (AFC) is calling upon farmers in the vast Bungoma County to approach it for loans to enable them expand their farming activities. According to AFC Country Director George Kubai , AFC is focusing on improving livelihood of farmers by giving them loans saying they should not shy away. The…
