Kilifi: Kaloleni cooperatives disburse Ksh175M loans

Kaloleni Sub-County Cooperative Officer Evans Malombo has revealed that the 32 registered cooperative societies in the area have disbursed loans amounting to Ksh175,420,309. He noted that the cooperatives have mobilized a turnover of Ksh41,424,998 and share capital of Ksh19,387,684. “Sadly, only 18 cooperatives are active,” he lamented, noting further that membership currently stands at 2,158….

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Saccos urged to rebrand to attract more members, increase capital base

Garissa County Director of  Cooperatives Samuel Karanja has urged Saccos to rebrand and recruit more members as a move to increase their savings and cement their loan base. Speaking to  Sacco Review  newspaper  in his Garissa office , Karanja noted that rebranding would enable the recruitment of members beyond Saccos’ geographical territories thus move  towards…

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Respected don asks co-operatives to accept mergers for fast growth

Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance Planning and Administration at the Co-operative University of Kenya (CUK) and career cooperator Prof Esther Gicheru has called for mergers in the co-operative sector if better governance and management have to be achieved. In her presentation titled ‘The Contribution of the Cooperative Business Model in Development: Practices and Opportunities’ to the…

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Tea farmers receive Ksh10 B loans from Greenland Fedha Limited

Greenland Fedha Limited, a subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), has issued loans worth Ksh10 billion this year compared to the Ksh5 billion it disbursed to small scale tea farmers the year before. The high amount issued follows the company’s move to deep slash the interest rates in December 2021. Greenland Fedha Limited Chairman…

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SASRA mulls direct deduction of Sacco dues from exchequer

Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has plans to create a framework that will see the National Treasury (NT) deducting funds directly from exchequer-funded entities to Saccos. SASRA Chairperson Jack Ranguma said county governments and their legislative assemblies, as well as public universities and tertiary colleges, have continued to top the list of defaulters of Sacco…

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Senior officials among 9 arrested in Ksh160M Sacco fraud

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested nine employees of Njiwa Savings and Credit Co-operative (Sacco) Society in connection with the disappearance of Ksh160 million from Sacco savings. In a statement through its official twitter handle this morning September 23, 2023, the DCI noted that the employees belonging to staff of the…

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Finance agencies asked to motivate coffee farmers for investments

A Matungulu Constituency doctor has asked banks and micro -finance institutions to come up with schemes to motivate coffee growers for investments in the region.  Dr Philip Munyao, a consulting doctor, said financial institutions should train farmers on investment opportunities, saying that if there were regular fora organized by the banks, the interaction will encourage farmers to…

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CS urges Saccos to embrace new technology for relevance, sustainability

Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Simon Chelugui has urged Saccos to embrace the emerging Financial Technology (FinTech) innovations for relevance and sustainability. The CS emphasized the importance of cooperatives and Saccos in achieving financial inclusion for the majority of the Kenyan population in line with the government’s Bottom-up Economic…

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Kajiado County to revive Ushirika Day celebrations

Kajiado County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Gender , Cooperatives  and Culture Janet Sereu  has revealed that the county government will revive the annual Ushirika day celebrations which were stopped three years ago. Speaking during the handing over of a cheque for the purchase of a new house to Muungano Women Group  Housing Cooperative, the CECM revealed that the…

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