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Uasin Gishu Chief Officer for Cooperatives and Enterprise Development Ruth Samoei has urged cooperative societies to allow young people in their management. Speaking during a visit to the Kipsonoi Dairy Cooperative Society in Bomet County, Samoei noted that most cooperatives are run by old folks and that there is a need for a paradigm shift…
Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) are turning to in-house managers for succession of top seats as opposed to hiring outsiders. The change of tack aims at ensuring little or no disruption in the running of the savings societies. Cooperatives are largely viewed as very democratic institutions, with members having a big say on who…
Cooperatives today have become very important drivers of personal financial growth and the route to member’s economic empowerment. Since the first cooperative society was formed in Kenya and its subsequent success, both the private and public sectors embraced cooperatives as vehicles to financial breakthrough. Cooperatives must adopt the best policies, bylaws and strategies because good…
By Bulimo Mathews Achola Bungoma County Directorate of Cooperative Societies Development has asked residents to take part in the cooperative activities across the county. Speaking to the press in his office, the director of cooperative societies Stanislaus Wambani asked people to participate actively in the running and management of the cooperative societies in the region…
By Erick Nyayiera Members of Taraji Sacco in Siaya County are up in arms with the management over continued losses amounting to millions of shillings on a hotel investment over the last three years. The agitated members while speaking during this years’ annual general meeting held in Siaya town, accused the management over what they…
By Munene Maina Saccos have been urged to follow up on their members to ensure they make proper investments from the loans they get. This will help reduce the number of loan defaulters in the sector according to James ole Nkiti, a Manager with KUSCCO. “Let the Sacco invest in members’ education and training to…
By Our Reporter Kenya Highlands Sacco has put in place appropriate mechanism that ensures accountability of all transactions and engagements of the society. This is in addition to tight internal control mechanism to safeguard the assets of the Sacco. “We have also enhanced risk based audit and put in place an active directory to monitor…
By Azael Masese Bomet County is developing a cooperative policy to address issues affecting the operations of societies in the region. County Co-operative Commissioner David Kerich said the Bill that will establish this into law is before the County Assembly. “If adopted, it will attempt to curb mismanagement of co-operatives in the region since this…
By Our Reporter In a move aimed at ensuring residents have access to cheap loans, the County Government of Nyandarua says it is in the process of setting up co-operatives revolving fund. According to trade and cooperative executive Muthoni Wamuya, 130 saccos will form a union called Nyandarua Co-operative Union, to manage the funds and…
