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Celebrations as Hazina Sacco donate lockers to Lugala Secondary school

Sacco ReviewSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 202403 mins

There was celebrations at Lugala Secondary school after Hazina DT Sacco donated a total of 60 modern lockers and chairs to the Shinyalu based school in Kakamega County as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. Speaking during the handing over ceremony, the Sacco CEO Dickson Okungu noted that they decided to support the…

Delay by counties to remit staff contributions hampering smooth operations of Saccos

Sacco ReviewMay 2, 2024May 2, 202403 mins

The delays and sometime failure by counties to remit deductions to Saccos has hampered their smooth running and even risking liquidity. Saccos now say that employer institutions’ failure to honour their obligations of remitting Sacco deductions affects the financial performance of these firms, despite various policy and administrative measures being put in place to address…

Governor Barasa rejects new sugar sector payment system

Sacco ReviewApril 12, 202402 mins

Kakamega County Governor Fernandes Barasa, has taken a firm stance alongside other leaders in Western Kenya against the newly introduced sugar tax payment system. The directive mandates farmers to present e-TIMS invoices for every cane delivered to factories before receiving payment, a move vehemently opposed by governor Barasa and his allies. The Kenya Revenue Authority…

Farmers urged to plant more sugarcane to increase boost Mumias Sugar’s output

Sacco ReviewJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 202402 mins

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa has urged cane farmers in the Western region to increase sugarcane production to boost the input toward Mumias Sugar Company. Speaking to journalists after a surprise visit to the sugar miller, Barasa reiterated the government’s pledge to provide required farming inputs to farmers, adding that the county government will also chip…

Gold miners in Kakamega Central launch Sacco

Sacco ReviewDecember 14, 2023December 14, 202302 mins

Artisanal miners from Rosterman area have a reason to smile after Kakamega Central Miners Sacco was launched recently. The development is in line with the directive by the State Department for Mining that all artisanal mining activities be carried out through Saccos only. County Artisanal Mining Committee (AMC) Chairperson Chairperson Patrick Ligami said that the…

Kakamega County Assembly allocates Ksh600M to renovate, maintain roads

Sacco ReviewNovember 17, 2023November 17, 202302 mins

The Kakamega County Assembly has allocated Ksh600 million to be used for road renovations and maintenance in the 2023/2024 financial year. Speaking during a public participation exercise, Finance Committee Chairperson MCA Bonface Osanga said that the county had sorted pending bills regarding the renovation of roads, the Bukhungu Stadium and a number of Level 5…

RBA registers 41 individual retirement benefit schemes for employees

Sacco ReviewOctober 23, 2023October 23, 202302 mins

Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) Communications Officer Alex Mugambi has revealed that the authority has registered 41 individual retirement benefit schemes for employees aiming to save for retirement. Speaking during a media sensitization forum in Kakamega, Mugambi stated that the authority responds in a timely manner to the needs of the stakeholders and that it conducts all…

IG Sacco donates items to school as part of CSR

Sacco ReviewOctober 20, 2023October 20, 202302 mins

Invest and Grow (IG) Sacco has donated photocopier machines and printing papers to Friends Malava Primary School. The school’s Deputy Head teacher Esther Wayela Lucheli narrated how it has been tedious and expensive to carry out printing services from the nearby cyber cafes. BoM team represented by Lawson Makola appreciated the gesture and promised to…

Avocado farmers in Kakamega form cooperative

Sacco ReviewOctober 19, 2023October 19, 202302 mins

Avocado farmers in Kakamega county have launched a cooperative society to guide them on the best farming practices of the produce and in preparation for the county government rollout of a World Bank project aimed at promoting avocado farming in the county. Speaking during their first AGM, Mumbo Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society Chairman Maxwell Shamala…

Recognize Kakamega as blue economy county, fish farmers urge Govt

Sacco ReviewOctober 19, 2023October 19, 202303 mins

Fish farmers from Kakamega County have called upon the government to recognize the county among the blue economy counties in the country. Led by Kakamega Fish Farmers Cooperative Chairman Laban Mwanzo, the farmers argued that the county hugely contributes to the growth of the already established blue economy counties by supplying, producing and packaging fish…