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By Martin Ruto Life was bleak for Erickson Omwamba when he discontinued his pursuit for secondary school education due to lack of fees. His parents left Nyanchwa area, Kisii County in in 1989 in search for greener pastures and settled in Saboti, Trans-Nzoia County where Erickson completed his class eight education. “I studied at Nyanchwa…
By John Majau Two young men accused of robbing a Sacco have been released on a cash bail of Sh500, 000 each or a bond of Sh1 million with a similar surety. The two, Paul Mwenda Kubai and Moses Gitene Mwongera, a Meru County government staff denied a multiple counts before a Meru court including…
By Sammy Chivanga Trans-Nation (TN) Sacco beat the Covid-19 odds to open new satellite offices in Marsabit and Moyale. The Sacco management said the decision to quickly formulate strategies to navigate the Covid-19 turbulence helped cushion members and also help the Sacco to grow. “The offices are doing very well and we intend to venture…
By Malachi Motano Covid -19 pandemic disrupted a lot of operations across many sectors of the economy and Sacco sector was one such industry. To understand how the pandemic really affected the Saccos space in Kenya, the volatility, lessons learnt and remedies to adopt to caution future disruptions, Cynthia Wandia, core founder and CEO of…
By Kamundia Muriithi Owning a home is a dream that many Kenyans harbour, but few actualise it due to the associated high costs of constructing houses. In recent times, housing cooperatives have sprung up in different parts of the country to empower ambitious Kenyans acquire decent, modern houses through homeownership plans. Coupled with the government’s…
By John Majau Meru County Government has released Sh10 million to the Meru People With Disability (PWD) Sacco to empower them economically. The money will be lent out to members across the County at low interest rates in line with the devolved government’s promise to empower PWDs. Speaking when he presented the cheque to Sacco…
By Malachi Motano The State Department of Cooperatives (SDC) is in the final stages transforming passenger transport Saccos into cooperatives. The Commissioner of Cooperatives Geoffrey Njangombe, says the process is now only awaiting stakeholder’s sensitization. Draft by-laws to ensure realization of the transformation and rebranding from PSV Sacco to Trans-coop have already been published. The…
BY TALARUS CHESANG The Sh85 million Baringo Cha Coffee factory has been commissioned in a 2.5 acre Tugen hills farm in Baringo North. There was some tussle with the location of the milling plant; some stakeholders proposed Baringo North while others wanted it taken to Eldama-Ravine sub-county. Baringo Governor Stanley Kiptis said they had been…
By Malachi Motano Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies (Sacco) leaders must counter the fear of redundancy that is slowing the adoption of technology in their institutions. The Head of information Technology (IT) at Boresha Sacco Winnie Sergon says it is only through adoption of technology that they can compete effectively in the financial sector. “It…
By Sammy Chivanga Just as the name suggests, Savings and Credit Co-Operative Societies (Saccos) are about members cooperating to create a pool of savings from which to borrow for growth. The Sacco movement in Kenya is founded on trust because people mobilise money and take loans at attractive interest rates to achieve their dreams. But…
