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National Assembly moves to calm fears over Sacco savings in proposed law

Sacco ReviewJuly 14, 2026July 14, 202607 mins

Parliament has dismissed claims that the proposed Sacco law will allow the government to access members’ savings or control Sacco management. The Bill seeks to strengthen regulation, improve financial stability and establish a secondary Sacco to provide shared services for member cooperatives. The National Assembly says the legislation is still undergoing public participation, with stakeholder…

Taita Taveta launches Gaye Rural SACCO to tackle farmers’ credit access woes

Sacco ReviewJuly 13, 202605 mins

Taita Taveta launched Gaye Rural SACCO to expand affordable credit for farmers. The SACCO will receive a Ksh3 million matching grant under NAVCDP. Leaders say the initiative will strengthen farming and boost rural incomes. Farmers in Taita Taveta County have for years turned to informal lenders and middlemen for credit, often at the cost of…

Laikipia County disburses KSh 100 million to boost Cooperative Societies’ growth

Sacco ReviewJuly 7, 202603 mins

Laikipia County Government has disbursed more than KSh100 million to local cooperatives through its Cooperative Revolving Fund, a facility now credited with driving value addition of farm produce and lifting incomes for members across the county. Speaking during the 104th Ushirika Day celebrations, governor Joshua Irungu revealed that the fund has expanded fivefold from an…

Newly elected ICA Africa Chair Malonza calls countries to reduce dependence on imports

Sacco ReviewJune 12, 2026June 12, 202605 mins

Newly elected chairperson of the International Co-operative Alliance Africa, McLoud Malonza, has called for stronger regional supply chains and reduced dependence on imports, saying Africa’s long-term prosperity depends on producing more of what it consumes. Malonza, who also chairs Co-operative Bank Holdings and the Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) was elected unopposed after securing all…

AFA Acting Director General Calistus Kundu

Macadamia farmers to form Cooperatives as sector sets Ksh 100 farm gate price

Sacco ReviewMay 7, 2026May 7, 202604 mins

Farmers in Kenya’s macadamia sector have agreed to form cooperatives as part of extensive reforms aimed at streamlining the value chain and improving earnings. The resolution was reached during a two-day forum that brought together Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) as a regulator, processors and farmers, where participants emphasized that cooperatives will enhance bargaining power,…

Liquidation: The silent destroyer of cooperatives’ dreams

Sacco ReviewApril 9, 202606 mins

For many Kenyans, especially in rural and peri-urban areas, cooperative societies are more than just financial institutions, they are lifelines. They represent hope, collective strength, and a pathway to economic empowerment. Yet, when liquidation strikes, it often leaves behind a trail of broken dreams, financial loss, and shattered trust. Liquidation, the formal process of closing…

Molo Sub County Cooperative Officer Haron Muraya (centre)

Cooperatives supervisory committee and board of directors urged to work together to support members’ growth

Sacco ReviewMarch 24, 202605 mins

The Cooperative Movement Supervisory Committee and Board of Directors have been urged to work closely to ensure they improve the status of their cooperative movement for the benefit of members and delegates. This was said by Molo Sub County Cooperative Officer Harun Muraya, who said that both supervisory committee and board of directors should perform…

Cooperatives and MSMEs CS Wycliffe Oparanya before Members of the Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.

State Department for Cooperatives has Ksh7.816 Billion shortfall, Oparanya says

Sacco ReviewFebruary 25, 202604 mins

The Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Wycliffe Oparanya has revealed that the Ministry grappling funding gaps, calling on Members of the Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to support in addressing the shortfall. Oparanya who was speaking before the committee on Monday said the State Department for Cooperatives has…

Over 20 Cooperatives mobilized to support livestock vaccination drive in Kericho

Sacco ReviewFebruary 9, 202607 mins

Kericho County has mobilized 23 Savings and Credit Cooperative societies to support the ongoing countywide joint Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) livestock vaccination campaign drive. The programme, being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, aims to protect livestock from FMD, safeguard farmers’ investments and stabilize household incomes, while reinforcing broader government’s initiative of increasing agricultural…

Governor Kang’ata urges Mango farmers to follow cooperatives’ harvesting guidelines to curb losses

Sacco ReviewFebruary 2, 202605 mins

Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has urged mango farmers to strictly follow harvesting guidelines issued by the cooperative so as to avoid more losses. Irungu, through a public notice, issued an advisory to mango farmers following a surplus in the market that has slowed the uptake of produce by the contracted manufacturers across the county “Farmers are…