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By Mutuvi Janet Farmers in the country are expected to receive subsidized fertilizer after the new government delivered them to the National Cereal and Produce Board (NCPB) for distribution. “Over Ksh. 3.55 billion has been set aside to subsidize 1.4 million 50kg bags. The cost of a 50kg bag of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) – the world’s most used phosphorus fertilizer – which…
By Ben Oroko Have you ever felt like you are extra-ordinarily spending a lot of time meeting your Board members or delegates, time which you cannot get back and which you could have instead used completing an organizational project or attending to your family engagements? Naturally, meetings are a necessary management tool, yet they are…
By Azael Masese Saccos defied a tough business environment posed by Covid-19 to report growth in three market portfolios; asset base, deposits and loan portfolios in the 2020/2021 Financial Year (FY). The finding was revealed in the Sacco Supervision Annual Report, 2021, released on August 3, 2022. SASRA Board chairman George Murathe said the growth…
By Cally Imbai Busia County marked the centenary international day of the cooperative movement with calls for the movement to embrace technology to be able to secure its member’s cash assets. The event that was attended by hundreds of cooperators from across the county was held at the Township Vocational Training Centre grounds on July…
By David Kipkorir Mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and federations are not new to cooperatives. Over the years, numerous cooperative leaders, management consultants, bankers and university researchers have urged cooperatives in Kenya to consider extensive reorganization and consolidation. Yet to many, such actions remain feared and misunderstood. Some view such acts as last resorts for the survival…
By John Majau The Gankumbu Dairy Farmers Group in Tharaka Nithi County has received a donation of 1,000 packets of free semen, a milk ATM machine and milking cans from the Ministry of Agriculture. Delivering the items to 2,500 farmers in Chuka town recently, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya’s personal assistant Kofia Kaunani said the…
By John Majau Avocado farmers across the country have been urged to harvest mature fruits in order to boost the product’s international market. Addressing farmers at Kaguru in Imenti South, the Avocado Society of Kenya CEO Earnest Muthomi said the Kenyan avocado market has greatly been affected by low quality produce caused by premature harvest….
By Azael Masese Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Saccos to be a major player in the country’s domestic debt market; raising a raft of concerns in the sector should it take up this lending position. The president’s proposal comes at a time when the government is burdened with foreign debts with a large chunk…
By Staff Reporter The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) withdrew the licenses of four deposit-taking Saccos by close of December 2021. Effectively, the four are barred from conducting deposit-taking business in 2022. Affected Saccos are Nyamira Tea Sacco Society Ltd, Uchongaji Sacco Society Ltd, Nanyuki Equator Sacco Society Ltd and Comoco Sacco Society Ltd. SASRA…
By Ben Oroko Smallholder coffee growers drawn from the two Gusii counties of Kisii and Nyamira can now directly sell their coffee produce to consumers in South Korea without going through brokers in the coffee marketing chain. This comes after the giant Gusii Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union (GCFCU), an umbrella of 28 primary coffee co-operative…
