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By Roy Hezron Nairobi City County is planning to allocate Ksh 866.7 million over the next five years to the state department of cooperatives to be used for cooperative development and audit. The move is also to facilitate the growth of a vibrant cooperative movement with financially strong and well managed cooperatives in the…
By Roy Hezron Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja is planning to allocate Ksh 4 billion to the Business and Hustler Opportunities sector over the next five years. A huge chunk of the amount will be allocated for cheap credit and business financing. According to the County’s draft of the 2023-2027 Integrated Development Plan, the proposed…
By Roy Hezron Those who will be buying houses and homes through Saccos for the first time will now start enjoying tax relief of up to Ksh 25,000 on their monthly salary starting from July this year. The move is being pushed for by Cabinet Secretary Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development…
By Peter Otuoro Kenyans have been urged to tap into housing cooperative societies to enable them save and own houses in urban areas. Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary Zachariah Njeru said many Kenya are not aware of benefits gained after joining housing cooperatives. He said the ministry will work with his…
By Obegi Malack obegimalack@gmail.com Mwalimu National Sacco in partnership with Kenya Mortgage Refinancing Company (KMRC) has unveiled low mortgage loan facilities to give affordable housing to members. The Sacco, which is Africa’s largest Sacco by assets, unveiled the affordable housing loan products at Mwalimu National Towers in Upper hill in a colourful event graced…
By Benedict Ng’etich The Kenya Highlands Sacco management has been consistent in adhering to the prudential ratio requirements set by the regulator SASRA. The chairman of the Supervisory Committee CPA Paul Chirchir, while commending the management for its efforts in managing finances, encouraged them to keep on improving on the savings-to-total assets and on the…
By Felix Wanderi Co-operative Bank board of directors has recommended a dividend of Ksh 1.50 per share, subject to approval by the regulators and shareholders. Co-op Bank Group CEO Gideon Muriuki said the proposed dividends represent a 50 per cent increase on the Ksh 1.00 per share paid out last year. He added that the bank will pay out a…
By Robert Nyagah 23 years ago, Stanley Joseph Njue and a few business people from Embu County came together to form a self-help group, whose monthly contributions started at Ksh100 but now stands at Ksh1,000 monthly. The self-help group has now matured into Mediators Savings and Credits Cooperative controlling a circulating capital of more than…
By Alfred Kimosop Baringo County’s Cooperative Officer David Maina has asked Boresha Sacco members to organize themselves so as to benefit from Hustler Fund’s second phase that targets groups. He said it was ripe for members to establish income generating activities that will help them repay the low interest loans offered through Saccos once it…
By Peter Otuoro Patrick Thogo was elected the new Director of Tower Sacco in a competitive election carried out at Olkalou Primary School in Nyandarua County. Thogo got 222 votes against his close competitor James Mwangi who got 219 votes. He thanked everyone who voted for him and congratulated and thanked his competitor for serving…
