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Over 100 Uasin Gishu MSMEs informed on business support opportunities

Sacco ReviewNovember 19, 202506 mins

Over 100 Micro and Small Enterprises entrepreneurs from Turbo Sub County, Uasin Gishu have been trained on business policies so as to empower them with knowledge on existing regulations and support services. The program manned by the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA) aims to foster a more informed, compliant, and competitive MSME ecosystem in…

Uasin Gishu dairy cooperatives urged to digitize records to enhance accountability

Sacco ReviewNovember 2, 202504 mins

Uasin Gishu County Government has urged the leadership of dairy farmers’ cooperative societies to digitize farmers record to enhance accountability and foster confidence among their members. Speaking during the training involving Moiben Sub-County dairy cooperative leaders organised by Ketha Africa, County Director for Cooperatives, Drucilla Cherogony, underscored the importance of building trust among farmers through digitisation…

Uasin Gishu Cooperatives to benefit from new agribusiness deal and county-led support

Sacco ReviewSeptember 24, 202503 mins

Uasin Gishu County is stepping up efforts to strengthen cooperative societies by forging strategic alliances with agribusiness firms and development partners. One such partnership is taking shape between Kuona Mbele Cooperative Society and agriBora, a leading player in agricultural innovation. The cooperative is set to lease its store to agriBora, with the revenue earmarked for…

Uasin Gishu partners with PCPB to curb pesticide misuse among farmers

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 202504 mins

Uasin Gishu County has partnered with the Pest Control Products Board, (PCPB) to launch a five-day countywide survey, teach and sensitise farmers against the misuse of pesticides which are harmful to human health and environment. Speaking during a courtesy call, County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Dr. Sam Kotut accompanied by County Director of Agriculture,…

Uasin Gishu farmers embrace carbon credits, transforming idle land into fortunes

Sacco ReviewJuly 1, 202507 mins

A silent revolution is sweeping across the expansive farmlands of Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, and Elgeyo Marakwet counties, as farmers with vast tracts of idle land embrace a lucrative new frontier: carbon credit compensation to unlock significant financial gains from land once considered dormant inheritances. For generations, these idle lands were set aside as future…

Uasin Gishu County distributes coffee seedlings to farmers as Saccos get Ksh12 million

Sacco ReviewJune 18, 2025June 20, 202502 mins

County Government of Uasin Gishu has distributed 60,000 coffee seedlings to farmers across all six wards in Kapseret Sub-County Megun, Ngeria, Racecourse, Langas, Kipkenyo, and Simat/Kapseret. Governor Jonathan Bii, who was joined by his Nandi Counterpart Sang’, said the county has also disbursed Ksh 12 million to five SACCOs and farmers groups. Bii who was…