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Empowering Sacco staff through training: Turning the Fifth Cooperative Principle into practice

Sacco ReviewOctober 10, 2025011 mins

Among the seven principles of cooperatives, principle number five talks about Education training and information to members and general public. It encourages that member, stakeholders and the public need to be taught, trained and given information on the operations of the cooperatives. This principle has been adopted and exercised in almost all cooperatives over a…

Nakuru County Government launches sacco digitization initiative

Sacco ReviewJanuary 7, 2025January 7, 202504 mins

The County Government of Nakuru has rolled out a program to digitize the business models of Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) to make their operations more efficient and transparent. County Cooperatives Chief Officer Kibet Kurgat said the County had initiated a training program for Sacco officials on the digitization of their operations, aimed at…

Tourism Fund continues capacity building for hospitality workers in Western Kenya

Sacco ReviewDecember 9, 202405 mins

The Tourism Fund continues its capacity-building efforts aimed at strengthening the hospitality sector in Western Kenya. The latest series of training programs targeted hospitality managers and workers across several Western region counties, including Siaya, Vihiga, Kakamega, Homa Bay and Kisumu. The Board of Trustees Chairman Mr. Samson Some, said that these ongoing training sessions are…

Govt launches ‘Finya Computer Itoe Dollar’ training programme for youths

Sacco ReviewFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 202402 mins

The Government through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has rolled out a free training programme dubbed ‘Finya Computer Itoe Dollar’ under the Ajira digital programme through the State Department for Labour and Skills Development. The Ministry has noted that the main aim of the training programme is to equip young people with the…

Lake Victoria has untapped potential to boost region economy, CS Murkomen says

Sacco ReviewDecember 11, 2023December 11, 202302 mins

Roads, Transport and Public Works Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has termed Lake Victoria and its ecosystem as a sleeping giant with the potential to boost the region’s economy and the Western Kenya tourism circuits if fully utilized. Murkomen was speaking at the Kisumu Port where he launched the Standards of Training Certification and Watching…

Taita Taveta county gov’t trains youth on leather value addition

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 2023October 31, 202303 mins

The County Government of Taita Taveta has partnered with the Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association (TTWCA) to train 20 youth, drawn from Mwatate sub-county, on hides and skin tanning to empower them to produce a variety of leather products and promote leather value addition in the region. According to the Department of Livestock Production led…

County to offer technical advice to Saccos

Sacco ReviewMarch 22, 201802 mins

By Tsozungu kombe County Co-operative commissioner Mary Mkare has said county administration will continue to offer technical support to Saccos in the region. Mkare said the county will also provides capacity building and training programmes for the officials of newly registered Saccos to enable them offer effective service to members. She asked all Saccos to…