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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…

Oparanya: Flaws in MSME and SACCO laws hurting sector growth

Sacco ReviewMay 17, 202604 mins

The government has admitted that weaknesses in existing laws governing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) are slowing the growth and effectiveness of the sector. Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and MSME Development Wycliffe Oparanya told lawmakers that gaps in the current legal framework have undermined efforts to strengthen…

Committee on Cooperatives question PS over delay in rollout of Nyota program

Sacco ReviewJuly 15, 202504 mins

Members of the National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives have questioned the delay in rolling out the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme. The programme would have seen 70 Youths in all the wards in the country receive a grant of Sh50, 000 to either start or expand business. The MPs led…