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Hundreds of artists drawn from various areas within the County have come together to form a Sacco to assist them expand their businesses. Laikipia Artists Savings and Credit Cooperative Society LTD (LCA Sacco) also seeks to promote youth talents to eradicate poverty by mobilizing locally available resources for investment. Speaking at the inaugural meeting at…
By Kiptanui Rutto. Sheria Sacco Society recently carried out trainingfor its members in order to meet its Strategic Plan and to attain its vision of being the best provider of quality services to members. The massive member education programme is not only aimed at creating awareness about its products and services but also increase membership,…
By Wesley Ondieki. Solution Sacco, formerly Meru Mwalimu Sacco has spread its footprint to Kitui County in an ambitious plan to recruit more members and improve on its reserves. A satellite office has already been opened in Kitui town and plans are underway to open a full-fledged branch in the County if a feasibility study…
Members of Nyasomo Sacco in Nyahururu who were lured to join new financial institutions opening up branches in the town are now trooping back home. The Sacco whose majority members are subordinate staff in secondary and primary schools had lost members to new competitors coming in the town. “This was a big challenge to us…
By Our Reporter. Nyanza residents should be sensitized on the importance of investing in Saccos to empower them economically. The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO), Western Region Manager, Stephen Makori lamented that most Saccos in the region are formed with short-term goals in mind, hence they don’t last. Saying the region had…
By Munene Maina. K-Unity has established strategic partnerships with various organizations aimed at empowering the society and livelihoods of its individual members. An elite Society based in Kiambu town. K-Unity Sacco is among players collaborating with the Kenya Government in ensuring the Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP) succeeds. ASDSP aims to support the transformation…
By Munene Maina. In a move aimed at boosting the agricultural sector, Nakuru County Government has embarked on an ambitious plan to strengthen farmer’s co-operatives. Speaking to Sacco Review in his office, Nakuru Co-operatives Director, Patrick Mak’Anyengo said strong societies for farmers will ensure they get good returns from their activities. “Agriculture sector plays a…
By Kamundia Muriithi. Nawiri Sacco which is based in Embu County has partnered with the Cooperative Bank of Kenya to issue Personalised Cheque Books to some of its clients. The bank expects to roll out the cheque books in March in a move that is expected to revolutionalise banking in Saccos in the country. According…
By Munene Maina. The Diocese of Mount Kenya South Sacco (Dimkes) is leading the way in transforming members’ livelihoods. In an encounter with the Sacco members one gets to meet happy, satisfied and persons with well set goals. The Sacco has empowered small scale farmers and traders through the affordable loans it provides enabling many…
By Titus Wafula. Kakamega Entrepreneurs Sacco (KES) Limited’s membership has grown steadily to more than 400 entrepreneurs with businesses since it started in 2002. Having been established with the sole aim of assisting small-scale businesses, the Sacco has over the years expanded to incorporate a larger segment of workers from various organizations. And with a…
