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Machakos lawyer decries poor representation denying women, youth groups access to funds for development

Sacco ReviewFebruary 26, 2026February 26, 202604 mins

Machakos-based lawyer has raised concern over what she term as underrepresentation of women, youth groups and people Living with disabilities (PWDs) in Machakos County. Diana Ngei who hails from Tala said many women groups in the County had not benefitted from Women Empowerment funds in the past 10 years despite having a Woman Representative specifically…

Kakamega youth urged to join SHOFCO Sacco to receive grants

Sacco ReviewFebruary 7, 202602 mins

Kakamega County youth have been urged to join SHOFCO Sacco to save and borrow loans with the lowest interest of 1 percent. This was said by SHOFCO programmes manager Conrad Mulengero, youth from Budalangi Sub County while addressing 36 youth drawn across the Western Region, who converged in Kakamega town for a three day SHOFCO training…

Kisumu youth trained on job experience component of NYOTA programme

Sacco ReviewFebruary 2, 202602 mins

The Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project Phase Two (KISIP 2), County Project Coordinating team rolled out youth training under the On-the-Job Experience component of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Program in Kisumu County. NYOTA beneficiaries drawn from Muhoroni settlements, Bandani, Manyatta A, Manyatta B, Nyawita/Migosi, and Kibuye informal settlements,gained workplace exposure, hands-on technical…

Ruto urges Nyanza youth to engage in any profitable business as 3,500 benefit from NYOTA funds

Sacco ReviewJanuary 29, 202603 mins

President William Ruto has asked youth to use the knowledge they acquired at any level of their education to engage in any profitable business that can enable them put food on the table for themselves and their families. “Even for those who did not complete primary school education it is not their mistake but we…

Kangundo women, youth asked to form groups to access Gov’t affordable loans

Sacco ReviewJanuary 28, 202603 mins

Kangundo Member of Parliament (MP) Fabian Kyule has asked women and youth in the region to form groups that will enable them to borrow loans from government. Kyule decried that the government has allocated funds to the Women Enterprise Fund, Uwezo Fund and many others targeting women and youth, however many are not using them…

Governor Wavinya urges youth to go for NYOTA funds to boost economy

Sacco ReviewJanuary 15, 2026January 16, 202602 mins

Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has urged the youths to go for the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) funds whose disbursement will be officiated by President William Ruto in Machakos on Thursday. Governor Wavinya who spoke as she launched thirteen brand new road grading equipment in Mutituni under the ‘Barabara Mashinani ‘ program said nobody…

Govt to disburse Ksh1.25B Nyota Fund to youth in 27 counties

Sacco ReviewJanuary 8, 202605 mins

The National government is set to disburse Ksh1.25 billion to youth beneficiaries under the Nyota Fund, a key component of its economic empowerment agenda aimed at addressing youth unemployment. The rollout, which is scheduled to take place between January 8 and January 16, follows the successful completion of mandatory three-day business skills training by beneficiaries…

PS Odede Urges youth to register SACCOs on E-GPS to access gov’t tenders

Sacco ReviewDecember 29, 202502 mins

Public Investments and Asset Management Principal Secretary Cyrill Odede has called on young people in Migori to register their Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) with the Electronic Government Procurement System (E-GPS) to qualify for county and national government tenders. Speaking during the launch of the Migori County Young Professionals (MCYP) group at Migori Teachers Training…

Over 40 youth benefit as CORE Kenya injects Ksh 20 million for SMEs support in Meru

Sacco ReviewDecember 6, 202503 mins

The Community Roads Empowerment (CORE) Kenya, with funding from the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) through the World Bank, has injected Ksh20 million into 49 Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) formed by beneficiaries of the JSDF Meru Project. The initiative, which has been running since 2022, targeted underserved communities in Gitimbine, Mjini, and Majengo, where…

Mombasa Saccos rallied to empower youth through blue economy

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 202504 mins

Mombasa County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Blue Economy, Agriculture, and Livestock, Kibibi Abdalla, has challenged Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) to channel investments into the Blue Economy sector as a way of creating jobs and empowering young people along the Coast. Speaking during the Ports DT Sacco Annual Delegates Meeting in Mombasa, Abdalla…