Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The cooperative movements are poised to witness the first ever SACCO Expo, a landmark event designed to catalyze growth, innovation, and collaboration within the Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) ecosystem. Scheduled for January 29-30, 2026, at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, this two-day exposition represents a strategic opportunity for stakeholders to align with…
Complacency is not loud. It does not announce its arrival with crisis or catastrophe. It creeps in quietly, disguised as success, comfort, and routine. For Saccos, complacency is especially dangerous because it often hides behind impressive numbers, glowing awards, and years of hard-won trust. Yet history is unforgiving: organizations rarely collapse because they failed once;…
Kisumu County government is in the process of enacting two major legislative bills to help in streamlining of business activities in the Kibuye Wholesale and Retail markets and other markets in the city. The legislation is also aimed at restoring sanity, law, and order at the troubled Kibuye Market, following weeks of tension and unease…
Cooperatives have been asked to expand credit provision to members and fast-track strategies to enhance capital retention to enable them be productive. Director-In-Charge of the Cooperative Banking Division at the Cooperative Bank of Kenya, Vincent Marangu said the loan provision to members in the Sacco subsector currently stands at between 10 per cent and 11…
Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Wycliffe Oparanya has urged counties in the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) to strengthen cooperative structures and embrace digital systems to tap the resources available for development. He also called on them to jointly pursue financial reforms to unlock regional economic potential ahead…
Kilifi County residents have been urged to embrace the 32 registered Cooperative Societies to jumpstart their development and elevate the living standards in the County. Ganze Sub County Cooperative Officer, Maureen Mapenzi, talking to Sacco Review in her office said that the Cooperative Development Ministry officials registered a total 32 Cooperative societies between last year…
Bungoma County has reaffirmed its place as one of Kenya’s leading lights in the cooperative movement, Governor Kenneth Lusaka has said. Speaking in Nairobi during a preparatory meeting ahead of the upcoming National Co-operative Conference to be held in Kisumu, Lusaka said his administration remains committed to strengthening the co-operative sector as a key pillar of economic…
Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi has called for stronger cooperatives and partnerships to boost Kenya’s coffee sector, emphasizing the need for inclusive growth, value addition, and sustainable investment. Kilemi made the call while joining key stakeholders at the Governors and Diplomatic Missions Coffee Trade Roundtable during the East African Coffee Market and Conference (EACMC) 2025. The…
Taita Taveta County leadership has issued a strong call to livestock farmers to register with ward-based cooperatives, positioning these organizations as the primary gateway to accessing critical veterinary services and agricultural support under the newly launched National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project. Speaking during the launch of the National E-Voucher Vaccination program at Manoa, Mwatate…
The cooperative movement in Trans Nzoia County has received a major boost after the county government, operationalized large-capacity cereal driers across several key cooperatives. The move is part of the county’s Post-Harvest Loss Management Initiative, aimed at helping farmers reduce grain losses and improve profitability. Through the Department of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the county has…
