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Busia Bodaboda riders during the empowerment drive

Busia Bodaboda riders reap big from empowerment drive, urged to form SACCOs

Sacco ReviewMay 9, 202604 mins

Busia County Bodaboda riders yesterday received a major boost after Governor Paul Otuoma in the company of distinguished guests, presided over a Riders Empowerment Initiative that doubled as a major harambee, bringing together over 2,000 bodaboda riders. According to the organisers, the initiative focused on smart insurance solutions, enhanced security awareness, financial literacy, and practical…

Busia’s Mungatsi Sacco cleared to operate after lengthy registration hurdles

Sacco ReviewMay 4, 2026May 4, 202603 mins

After years of bureaucratic delays, the Mungatsi Economic Warriors Cooperative Society has finally been cleared to operate as a fully registered Sacco in Busia County. The long‑awaited approval, granted after intervention by the Department of Trade and Cooperatives, has paved the way for the society to begin mobilising savings and offering credit services under a…

Governor Otuoma urges Faridi DT SACCO to partner with county in driving economic growth

Sacco ReviewMarch 17, 2026March 17, 202608 mins

Busia County Governor Paul Otuoma has called on Faridi Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Organization (DT SACCO) Limited to partner with the county government in developing a strategic business framework aimed at accelerating economic growth and improving livelihoods across Busia County. Speaking during the SACCO’s 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) attended by 300 delegates,…

Busia onboards over 10,000 women traders into Dada Mashinani programme

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 202603 mins

Busia County has successfully onboarded more than 10,000 small-scale women traders into the Dada Mashinani program, a transformative initiative designed to enhance entrepreneurship and financial literacy at the grassroots level. The program is implemented through a partnership between the County Government, the Stanbic Bank Foundation, and Kenya Industrial Estates. The initiative targets women at various…

FOPPS Sacco to upgrade to commercial bank to improve money circulation

Sacco ReviewSeptember 16, 202504 mins

The former Public and Private Sector Staff Sacco (FOPPS) will be upgraded to a commercial bank to improve circulation of money amongst its members through the introduction of products relevant to their needs. Addressing members of the Central Cluster which had converged at Akites village in Chakol division of Teso South Sub County in Busia…

Mwalimu National Sacco opens satellite office in Busia

Sacco ReviewSeptember 15, 202506 mins

Mwalimu National Deposit Taking Sacco has today opened a new satellite office in Busia County at Benna Plaza ground floor between Equity Bank and County Assembly of Busia, to serve close to 4,000 members in its bid to devolve the services close to its members. The move have been welcomed by members mostly teachers in…

Busia’s Muluanda Ginnery receives Cotton Seed Milling Equipment from AFA

Sacco ReviewJuly 4, 202503 mins

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has launched a cotton seed milling equipment at Luanda cotton ginnery in Samia Sub County in Busia. Speaking during the launch Director General of AFA Dr Bruno Linyiru said the milling equipment will help in value addition as a way of boosting cotton farming and profit to the farmers…

Busia women entrepreneurs boosted through economic empowerment training

Sacco ReviewApril 28, 202503 mins

Women entrepreneurs in Busia County have received a significant boost through a new economic empowerment program aimed at enhancing their skills in entrepreneurship and financial management. The initiative, launched this week, is a partnership between the County Government of Busia, Stanbic Bank Foundation, and Kenya Industrial Estates. It targets women in micro and small enterprises,…

Ojaamong top saver in assembly Sacco

Sacco ReviewJune 4, 2021June 4, 202104 mins

By Washingtone Okellah Busia Governor Sospeter Ojasmong was the top depositor in Busia County Assembly Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (Sacco) in the 2019-2020 financial year. Despite challenges occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sacco declared cash dividends of Sh500,000 that was shared by its 309 members. SACCO chairman Gabriel Erambo released the results whle…