Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali - Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya

Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya (centre) alongside PSs Mang'eni

MPs push for financial literacy before disbursement of MSME funds

Sacco ReviewMay 24, 2026May 24, 202604 mins

Members of Parliament (MPs) have urged the State Department for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development to strengthen financial literacy programmes before releasing additional funds under government empowerment initiatives. The legislators said equipping beneficiaries with financial management skills would help improve the sustainability of the programmes by enabling recipients to manage loans and grants…

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…