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KRA launches new Service Center at Malaba to curb smuggling and increase revenue

Sacco ReviewOctober 17, 2024October 17, 202405 mins

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Sh946 million from taxes in the Western region last month following a raft of measures to curb smuggling of goods through the porous borders of Uganda and Tanzania. Through enhanced surveillance and enforcement in the region which covers ten counties, the taxman generated more revenue from customs at the Malaba,…

Rice farmers urged to practice double-cropping to boost production

Sacco ReviewOctober 26, 2023October 26, 202304 mins

The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) has urged farmers in the Western Kenya Schemes (WKS) to embrace double-cropping to increase rice production and boost the realization of food security in the country. WKS Manager Kennedy Ouma said that the farmers have been encouraged to undertake the exercise immediately after harvesting rice and plant other crops. He…

County support will boost development of resident Saccos, expert says

Sacco ReviewAugust 21, 2023August 21, 202304 mins

The Co-operative movement in the country’s Western region can only register development if county governments put proper measures in place to support Saccos in their jurisdictions, seasoned co-operative expert Owuor Awuor has advised. Owuor, who is a long-time regional leader of the giant Ushuru Sacco, observed that most co-operative societies in the region are not…

Plans underway for establishment of LREB Sacco

Sacco ReviewAugust 16, 2023August 16, 202304 mins

Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) Chief Executive Officer Victor Nyagaya has revealed that the bloc has decided to form a Sacco to sustain its economic model. Nyagaya said the bloc has already done the legal paperwork for registration and that they plan to start with a Sacco then gradually build it into a regional bank….

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Leaders criticized for neglecting saccos

Sacco ReviewMarch 10, 201802 mins

By Erick Nyayiera Politicians in Nyanza and Western regions have been criticized for not putting enough efforts to empower the local people through formation of Saccos. Atyang Atyang a renowned activist who is also the secretary general of Gakwamba Farmers Co-operative society observed that unlike in Kisii and Nyamira Counties where the political leadership have…