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By Wasike Elvis Farmers in Uasin Gishu County who are members of cooperative societies will soon get fertilizer at a cheap price after a fertilizer production plant starts operations soon. Japan based Toyota Tshusho Company is setting up a Sh1.2 Billion fertilizer plant at Ngeria, and is set to start production early next month (August)….
By Cornelius Kimbui Machakos County Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has said he will revive Sacco societies. In a speech read on his behalf by the Chief Officer at the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports Kennedy Auma, during celebrations to mark Ushirika Day, the Governor said there is a plan to make sure that Sacco…
By Titus Murithi Meru County has been described as the mother of the cooperative movement in Kenya. Addressing co operators during celebrations to mark the International Co-operatives Day (Ushirika Day), Meru Governor Peter Munya said the very first co-operatives were started in the County. Citing the once giant coffee union, the Meru Coffee Co-operative Union…
By Munene Maina Embu Governor Martin Wambora has said his Government will partner with all co-operatives in the County in bid to strengthen the sector. Speaking during Ushirika Day celebrations held at Gikuuri Primary School, the Governor noted that Embu needed strong societies to accelerate poverty eradication. “A country like China has made big development…
By Kamundia Muriithi Nawiri Sacco Society Limited has rolled out an agency banking platform to enable its members in remote areas access banking services. Headquartered in Embu town, Nawiri Sacco hopes to reach thousands of customers at the grassroots where literacy levels are still low, making it difficult for these residents to use the mobile…
By Kiptanui Rutto The cooperative movement determines the state of most countries’/counties’ economies. Speaking to the cooperators during the 94th Ushirika Day, Deputy National Commissioner for Cooperatives Mary Mungai who was the Chief Guest said without Saccos, Tharaka Nithi County won’t grow and its residents will continue to wallow in abject poverty. She accused the…
The Sacco Review Team Chief Executive Officer: Peter Silsil Editor-In-Chief: John Machio Managing Editor: Jackson Okoth Revise Editor: Muroki Gititu Associate Editor: Stephen Makabila Sub-Editor: Kiptanui Rutto Marketing Manager: Peris Cherono Credit Control Manager: Stane Kakai HR & Administration Manager: Samuel Chebotibin Accountant: Diana Chebet Credit Control Officers: Rosemary Juma, Rosemary Kaika By Enock Kipturgut…
By Our Reporter Bukhungu Savings and Credit Cooperative Society plans to construct an office block in Kakamega town at a cost of Sh 66million, the chairman, Ernest Ikoha, has said. Speaking to Sacco Review in his office, the chairman said that Phase One of the project that will house the Sacco offices will cost Sh10…
By Jackson Okoth Teacher Based Saccos continued to dominate at the Ushirika Awards at the County Ushirika Day celebrations with names like Boresha Sacco, formerly Baringo Teachers, Gusii Mwalimu Sacco in Kisii County, Cosmopolitan Sacco formerly Nakuru Teachers Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited featuring prominently. Other notable teacher-based Saccos which swept the trophy cabinet…
Nakuru Governor Kinuthia Mbugua has urged residents to embrace saving by joining co-operatives. Stating his government was committed to safeguarding their money. Kinuthia noted the County development depended on savings from residents as this played a significant role in poverty eradication. “There is no considerable domestic development that can be achieved without saving,” he said…
