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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…
By Our Reporter Asili Sacco has maintained a steady growth in membership, members’ deposit and asset base to stand out among fast growing co-operative societies in the country. The Sacco shrugged off harsh economic realities in the financial year 2017 to post impressive financial performance. Its total asset base increased to over Sh 2.227 billion…
By Kage Njoroge Prominent cooperative industry leader, Stanley Charles Muchiri rose from a humble background to climb to the highest echelons of cooperatives leadership at the global arena. He joined the country’s cooperative sector at its formative stage in early years of independence and had witnessed it flourish to a competitive investment platform. He passed…
By Erick Nyayiera Individuals who are self-employed in Siaya County have been encouraged to embrace the culture of saving for retirement as a security measure for their old age. According to Retirement Benefit Authority (RBA) Cooperate Communication Manager Rose Kwena, those in self-employment should ensure they join the various private and occupational pension schemes to…
By Godfrey Wamalwa Anglican Church of Kenya Katakwa Diocese Women Sacco became the 100th to be registered in Busia County following the partnership between the County Government and Busia Women representative Florence Mutua. Mutua who presided over the launch in Amagoro recently pledged Sh500, 000 from the Affirmative Action Fund to help in kick-starting the…
By Calistus Imbayi Kakamega Rural Roads Workers (KRRW) Sacco Ltd is one of the fast-growing financial institutions in Kakamega County, having set its goals and focused on steadily scaling the heights to the top most position. The society’s income target projection for the year 2018 is Sh6, 580,000, with an average monthly income of Sh520.000….
By Our Reporter Unaitas Sacco, which recently opened its 25th branch in Kisumu city, is eying to become a fully-fledged commercial bank. Unaitas Chairman Joseph Kabugu said the institution has invested Sh700 million on infrastructure upgrade in readiness for commercial banking. “We are ready to go, even if the licence was to be granted today….
By Fred Sitati Serious concern and apparent sense of hopelessness has been expressed by the Kajiado County leaders over the perennial drought that has continued to threaten the livelihoods of the resident s who are largely dependent on livestock keeping. The matter is further compounded by the infiltration of middlemen who buy farm produce cheaply…
By Munene Maina Sacco members have the alternative of using movable assets as collateral to secure loans. This is in addition to the traditional use of land and chattel collaterals. “This will in effect greatly improve the ease with which consumers can access credit facilities from the financial lenders; while at the same time securing…
