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Kenya unveils diaspora platform to boost development role

Sacco ReviewSeptember 21, 202603 mins

Kenya launches a new platform to connect diaspora with opportunities at home Diaspora set to support MSMEs through investment, skills and knowledge transfer Government, United Nations and private sector join efforts to deepen diaspora participation Kenya has unveiled a new platform aimed at strengthening the contribution of citizens living abroad to the country’s economic and…

Ruto unveils Sh28bn Siaya housing, market plan

Sacco ReviewSeptember 16, 202603 mins

Government outlines major housing and market projects in Siaya New infrastructure targets traders, students and local businesses Thousands of households are also set to gain electricity connections President William Ruto has announced that the Government is investing Ksh28 billion in affordable housing, modern markets and student hostels in Siaya County as part of efforts to…

Ruto launches Chelimo Special Economic Zone in Kericho

Sacco ReviewSeptember 13, 2026September 13, 202603 mins

Ruto launches Chelimo Special Economic Zone in Kericho. The SEZ is expected to boost tea processing, value addition and manufacturing. The project is projected to create more than 10,000 jobs for youth. Tea Board of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Willy Mutai joined President William Ruto on Saturday, September 12, 2026, as the Head of State…

Ruto bars raw material exports, pushes local value addition

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 202605 mins

Ruto orders an end to raw material exports as Kenya prioritises local processing. The policy targets more jobs, manufacturing and wealth retention. Kenya faces the challenge of building competitive processing capacity locally. President William Ruto has declared that Kenya will no longer export raw materials for processing abroad, signalling a major shift in the country’s…

Kajiado North to get three modern markets from National Gov’t

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 202603 mins

Kajiado North is set to receive three modern markets for traders. Ruto commissioned a KSh210 million market in Kware. Ngong VET housing project is 60% complete and has created thousands of jobs. Residents of Kajiado North constituency are set to benefit from three modern markets as the national government moves to improve trading facilities and…

Ruto launches Ksh280 million market projects during Kajiado tour

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 2026September 8, 202602 mins

Ruto launches KSh280 million market projects in Ongata Rongai. New Ksh210 million market will serve more than 1,000 traders. Completed Ksh70 million ESP market is already serving 200 traders. President William Ruto has commissioned new market projects worth Ksh280 million in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado North, as part of a wider tour of infrastructure works across…

Ruto’s Tata directive: A test of who truly benefits from Kenya’s mineral wealth

Sacco ReviewSeptember 4, 202606 mins

Ruto’s directive puts over 600 jobs in focus. Government wants mining linked to local processing and jobs. The new investor will face pressure to deliver broader benefits. The presidential directive has opened a new chapter in the long-running debate over who truly benefits from Kenya’s mineral wealth — the companies extracting it, the communities living…

Ruto orders Tata Chemicals Magadi out of Kenya over investment failures

Sacco ReviewSeptember 4, 202605 mins

Ruto orders Tata Chemicals Magadi to leave Kenya. More than 600 jobs face uncertainty over the exit. Government cites unpaid obligations and limited local investment. More than 600 jobs have been placed in uncertainty after President William Ruto ordered Tata Chemicals Magadi to leave Kenya, abruptly putting the future of workers at one of the…

Traders back Ruto’s foreign hawkers directive, experts urge caution

Sacco ReviewSeptember 4, 202604 mins

Traders back Ruto’s foreign hawkers directive. Experts warn of diplomatic backlash. Parliament’s decision will shape the crackdown. Nairobi traders have endorsed President William Ruto’s call for a crackdown on foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses, even as diplomatic experts warn of a possible backlash from neighbouring countries. Traders’ umbrella bodies in Nairobi have thrown their weight…

Ruto: Housing programme has created 1.1m jobs

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 202602 mins

Ruto says the housing programme has created more than 1.1 million jobs. The programme has generated work across construction related trades. Ruto says housing has outpaced teacher recruitment in job creation. President William Ruto says the affordable housing programme has created more than 1.1 million jobs, a figure he described as the largest job-creation achievement…