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Government is rolling out reforms to boost tea earnings, DP Kindiki says

Sacco ReviewOctober 4, 202504 mins

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured tea farmers that the government is rolling out comprehensive reforms aimed at ensuring they reap maximum benefits from their hard work. Speaking during a visit to Londiani in Kericho County, Kindiki revealed that Kenya’s tea industry posted impressive earnings of Ksh 215 billion in 2024, a significant increase from Ksh 138…

Bomet’s Mogogosiek tea farmers reject low bonus, demand major reforms

Sacco ReviewSeptember 28, 202504 mins

Tea farmers in Mogogosiek, Bomet County, have rejected this year’s bonus payment of Ksh12 per kilogram, terming it unfair and far below their expectations. The farmers are now demanding urgent reforms in Kenya’s tea sector, including a forensic audit of factories, withdrawal of auction brokers, and a full separation of Kobel and Mogogosiek factories. Speaking…

Nandi unveils reforms to protect coffee farmers from exploitation, fake seedlings

Sacco ReviewSeptember 21, 202504 mins

The Nandi county government has unveiled bold reforms in the coffee sector, aimed at protecting farmers from exploitation, restoring order in the value chain and positioning local coffee as a premium global brand. The County Executive for Agriculture and Cooperative Development, Dr. Kiplimo Arap Lagat announced nine directives touching on marketing, licensing, cooperative governance and…

Govt, Equity Bank unveil bold reforms to propel SME growth

Sacco ReviewJuly 2, 202504 mins

In a bid to bolster Kenya’s economy, the government through the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs Development has joined forces with Equity Bank to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in accessing capital, expanding markets, and building institutional capacity. Speaking at the second edition of the Annual SME Conference, Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya emphasized that…

The Kenya Sugar Board given 6 months to fast-track sector reforms

Sacco ReviewDecember 13, 202407 mins

The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has been given a six month ultimatum to draft regulations aimed at streamlining operations of the troubled sugar sector. Agriculture Principal Secretary, Kiprono Ronoh, said these regulations are crucial for ensuring the effective implementation of the new law which came into place following the recent assent of the Sugar Bill…

Joho affirms Govt commitment to streamline mining sector

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202402 mins

Mining, Fisheries and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Hassan Joho has announced that the government intends to streamline the mining sector. Speaking in Kisumu when he met mining officials and artisan miners from Rift valley and Nyanza regions recently, the CS said that the government seeks to introduce reforms in bid to improve the sector….

Sweeping reforms in cooperative sector as NACOs now replaced with Federations

Sacco ReviewJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022010 mins

By Roy Hezron As Kenya joins the world in celebrating the International Co-operative Day, locally known as Ushirika Day, the National Co-operative Policy has restructured the co-operative movement in the country as part of sweeping reforms in the sector. Apart from the policy recognizing co-operatives as private business organizations, it has also proposed a new…