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Co-operative University launches marketing platform for farmers, co-operatives

Sacco ReviewAugust 15, 202404 mins

Farmers in dairy, maize, and Irish potato co-operatives have a reason to smile after the Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) launched a digital platform aimed at linking them with various markets and service providers. The two-and-a-half year project which is piloted by CUK in partnership with the government is funded by the African Development Bank…

Cooperative University praised for enhancing Sacco sector

Sacco ReviewDecember 2, 2023December 2, 202303 mins

The Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Cabinet Secretary, Simon Chelugui, has highlighted the important role played by the Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) in enhancing professionalism within the cooperative movement. According to him, the university’s contribution in equipping and training the workforce in the cooperative sector is crucial for the sustainability of Saccos. “As…

Cooperative University’s inaugural postgraduate symposium to be held tomorrow

Sacco ReviewNovember 9, 2023November 9, 202303 mins

The Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK) has announced a virtual postgraduate symposium organized by the School of Computing and Mathematics that will be held on Friday, November 10. The inaugural postgraduate symposium targets all postgraduate students at the university, those from other universities and any other interested participants. The varsity Director of Academic Quality Assurance…

Respected don asks co-operatives to accept mergers for fast growth

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 2023October 2, 202307 mins

Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance Planning and Administration at the Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) and career cooperator Prof Esther Gicheru has called for mergers in the co-operative sector if better governance and management have to be achieved. In her presentation titled ‘The Contribution of the Cooperative Business Model in Development: Practices and Opportunities’ to the…

Coops must restore sector principles to succeed, says don

Sacco ReviewAugust 10, 2023August 10, 202307 mins

Cooperatives have been urged to embrace the seven principles of the movement if they must return to the old days when they were a great success. Prof. Esther Gicheru, Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) at Cooperative University of Kenya (CUK), who has been in the cooperative industry for almost a half a century, has said the…