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By Staff Writer Poultry farmers in Kiambu County have registered a co-operative society so as to fetch better prices for their produce and fight imports. The society is expected to provide breeders with affordable credit to increase production and quality. According to Zachary Munyambu, County Co-operative Society coordinator, 404 farmers from Kiambu have already registered…
By Jackson Okoth The theme of this year’s International co-operatives day, to be held on the first Saturday of July, is ‘Co-ops 4 Decent Work’. Participating co-op societies will be awarded based on their functions (Saccos, Housing and Investment Co-ops, Marketing Societies), sector (employer, agriculture or community- based) and also based on the size of…
Tangazoletu 2.0 Limited, one of the leading service IT service provider in the country, has organised an innovations workshop for Saccos in Nyeri county on May 10th, 2019 The workshop to be held at Nyeri’s Green Hills hotel, has the objective of bringing together to discuss trending innovations and adoptions, security and benefits to business…
By Jackson Okoth Westlands Sub-County in Nairobi has the highest Sacco saver in Kenya with Sh 94 million worth of deposits.The Director of Co-operatives, Nairobi County Dolphine Aremo revealed this during Safaricom Sacco Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently at Desmond Tutu Hall, Nairobi. She also disclosed that Nairobi County leads in the country with…
By Jackson Okoth It appears that the road for corrupt Sacco officials, who have the habit of dipping their hands into the cookie jar, is nearing a dead end. This is if the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) makes true its threat to assist the State Department for Co-operatives to conduct a lifestyle audit of…
By Munene Maina Dimkes Sacco posted a strong financial performance for the fiscal year ending 31st December 2018 registering an asset base growth rate of 5.4 per cent to reach Sh1.59 billion. The Sacco, which had positive outcomes in all growth parameters, also recorded increase in members’ deposit to reach Sh1.35 billion in 2018 from…
Defaulters to lose property in stringent loan recovery measures By Jackson Okoth Deposit-Taking Saccos have warned members of stringent loan recovery measures that include use of debt collectors and Credit Reference Bureaus to lock out loan defaulters from accessing Sacco products. The rate of non-performing loans has been on the rise in the Sacco sub-sector….
The Sacco is also set to introduce new products as it seeks to grow business By Wesley Ken Kimisitu Sacco will now offer Front office Services (FOSA). The resolution was unanimously passed by members during the Society’s 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, elevating the Sacco in the…
By Jackson Okoth Ol-Kalou-based Tower Sacco in Nyandarua County is set to open new branches in Nairobi and Narok counties, as more rural-based Saccos eye new opportunities and businesses in major urban centres. Most of these Societies are targeting women, the youth and those engaged in small and medium sized enterprises. Those who are engaged…
By Jackson Okoth A growing number of deposit-taking Saccos are reviewing their strategy on recruitment and lending to members involved in the informal and micro enterprise sectors. This has been occasioned by the high default rates by members from informal businesses. One such player is Wanandege Sacco Society, which has stopped recruiting members from the…
