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By Titus Wafula. Dairy farmers in Mumias East Constituency will start experiencing a massive turnaround in milk production following government’s intervention aimed at preventing losses occasioned by lack of preservative equipment. Mulembe Dairy Co-operative Society (MDCS) has received a Sh25 million 3,200 litre milk cooler from Ministry of Agriculture through Kakamega County Director of Co-operatives,…
By Our Reporter. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has appointed a Steering Committee that will establish the Financial Sector Authority (FSA) and oversee the merger of all financial regulatory authorities into one In a Gazette Notice Vol CXVIII No 143, dated November 18, 2016, members of the Steering Committee include Principal Secretary, National Treasury…
By Richard Shichangi. Faridi Saving and Co-operative Society Ltd has been declared the market leader in savings and resource mobilization in Busia County. County Co-operative Officer, Samuel Khatenya said out of 114 active societies within the county, Faridi Sacco was identified as the best in terms of capital mobilization and asset ownership. He said Faridi…
By Erick Nyayiera. Dairy farmers in Siaya County are currently recording low milk production as a result of the drought which has affected the region from mid last year. Sam-Malanga Dairy Co-operative Society Manager, Japheth Ayoo said milk supply has drastically reduced thus affecting profitability. He states that as opposed to the previous period when…
By Tsozungu Kombe. The Kwale County Co-operatives Officer, Levina Lenjo has commended local residents for joining Saccos in large numbers, citing the case of many merry go rounds that have since turned into Saccos. The County had only one deposit-taking Sacco, Kwale Teachers Sacco, which has since rebranded to Tabasamu Sacco. This number has increased…
By Munene Maina. Business people and residents of Nakuru County towns can now access credit at low interest rates in addition to other co-operative services as more Saccos open branches in the region. Nakuru and Naivasha towns have recently recorded an increase in the number of savings and credit co-operative societies (Saccos) operating in the…
By John Ochieng. Members of Rongo Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society recently staged a violent protest over failure by the Society to pay them for milk deliveries. Hundreds of dairy farmers participated in a demonstration in Rongo town, before threatening to burn down the Co-operative Society’s offices. This prompted police officers from Rongo Sub County to…
Governor James Ongwae has launched a Kisii County Boda boda Savings Credit and Co-operative Society to assist motor-cycle operators mobilize savings for personal economic empowerment. Speaking in Kisii town during the launch of the sacco, the Governor said the County Government will inject Sh200,000 into the sacco as part of the starting capital and assured…
Dairy farmers in the County are recording low milk production as a result of the drought which has stricken the region since mid this year. According to Sam-Malanga Dairy Co-operative Society manager, Japheth Ayoo, their members’ milk supply has tremendously reduced thus affecting profitability. He states that as opposed to the previous period when they…
By Stephen Makabila. One of the major roles of the newly formed Department of Policy and Research at the State Co-operative headquarters would be roping in the rich diaspora to boost the local co-operatives sector growth in coming years. Principal Secretary for the State Department of Co-operative Development, Ali Ismail Noor recently appointed Stanley Ongeti…
