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Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii has made a commitment to assist Jua Kali Saccos in strengthening and expanding their businesses. Bii emphasized the importance of the sector in the country’s economy, highlighting its crucial role in creating jobs, providing opportunities for self-employment and making a significant contribution to poverty reduction and wealth creation. “Jua Kali…
Kwara is set to launch its own mobile application, the Kwara Connect App, which will enable Sacco members to manage their accounts, make digital repayments and deposits, check balances and statements, apply for mobile loans and request guarantors online. “We’ve had an amazing adventure together, completely transforming the way you interact with Savings and Credit…
Yetu DT Sacco has notified all members of a Special General Meeting (SGM) which will be held on December 1, 2023 at Yetu Pamoja Investment Park. In a post signed by Chairman Mark Gitonga, all delegates will be required to be at the venue by 9:00 am where the agenda of the meeting will be…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been urged by the Senate Committee on Trade and Tourism to stop deducting money from teachers who have withdrawn from Metropolitan Sacco, which has gone under. The committee chairman Okiya Omutatah has also requested that all remissions to the Sacco be halted, stating that teachers have withdrawn from the…
A new team has officially taken over the leadership of Kisumu Journalists Network (KJN) following elections held on November 25 at the lakeside city. The team dubbed ‘Team Fresh’, led by veteran journalist Dickens Wasonga as the new Chairman, has managed to bag all the positions from Chairperson to Organizing Secretary. In a hotly contested…
The Tumeiyo Farmers’ Cooperative has been gifted a brand new pickup truck valued at Ksh4.1 million by the Elgeyo Marakwet county government. The vehicle, delivered by the Cooperatives and Trade CECM Robert Kangogo, will be used to collect milk from farmers and transport it to the Kamet Union in Metkei. Kangogo encouraged the cooperative members…
The Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU) has threatened to move to Court if the government does not rescind its decision to enforce the Social Health Insurance Bill 2023. “We have instructed our lawyers to critically analyze the document and point out clauses that are unconstitutional and oppressive to our members. We will be moving…
The Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) will hold its 8th graduation ceremony on Friday December 8, 2023 at its main campus in Karen, Nairobi. A notice shared by the university on its official social media platforms indicates that the event will be presided over by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Co-operatives and Micro, Small, and…
Saccos’ Boards of Directors across the country have been urged to adhere to their by-laws and the country’s laws to ensure the provision of quality services to members. Nakuru East Sub-County Director of Cooperatives Alex Muchemi regretted that majority of Sacco boards are flouting laws and regulations that are meant to protect members’ savings and…
The county government of Kisumu has partnered with Safaricom to scale up revenue collection in a major deal where the devolved unit targets to net Ksh2.2 billion in the 2023/2024 Financial Year (FY), an increase of Ksh1.1 billion from the previous year. The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Finance, Economic Planning, and…
