East Africa
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Mwalimu SACCO members query pay deductions
Mwalimu National Sacco members in Western Kenya have threatened to stop their monthly contributions to the Sacco. The members claim that the Sacco has been making unauthorised deductions from their salaries.On Monday,…
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Community Health Workers raise Rwf14 billion in assets
Community Health Workers (CHW), through their cooperatives, have accumulated Rwf11.2 billion in immovable assets, and Rwf3.5 billion in cash deposited in banks, figures from the Ministry of Health show. Their assets are…
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Nakuru farmers urged to join saccos to boost income
When Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui took office in 2017, revamping of the agriculture sector was one of his flagship projects. In his manifesto, Governor Kinyanjui promised to revive the lucrative sector. Two…
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Rice Farmers in East Africa to Benefit from $3million Grant
Rice farmers in East Africa are set to benefit from a US$3.1 million grant to a rice sector promotion project which will be implemented over a period of three years. The Competitive…
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Agriculture Input Handouts Encouraging Laziness among Farmers
Kampala, Uganda: A government program to give out free agricultural inputs including hand-held hoes will lead to laziness, says the Chairman West Nile Seed Multiplication Cooperative Society Uzelle Adam Mohammad. While the…
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She Is A Millionaire From Selling Eggs, A Humbling Testimony
Jeanne Nyirankurunziza, a mother of four in her forties, runs a poultry farm with over 700 chickens, some village in Gasabo District, an outskirt in Kigali City. She also rears cows and…
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New rules to protect Kenyan SACCO members
Kenya is working on new rules to tame deposit-taking SACCOs (DT-SACCOs) that fleece members through inflated charges, delays in reimbursement of deposits, and “reckless” lending and debt collection. This comes amid concerns…
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Transport Paralyzed As Kangema Matatu SACCOs Strike
Commuters using Kangema-Murang’a town road were on Monday left stranded after local matatu SACCOs staged a demonstration. Four SACCOs which ply the road were protesting what they termed as intrusion of their…
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You must pay taxes, Kisumu boda boda riders told
Nobody will be exempted from paying tax, Kisumu county government has said as the standoff with boda boda riders escalated. The county government, which is embroiled in a dispute with the riders…
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City Hall freezes licensing of new matatu saccos in the CBD
Nairobi County government has frozen approval of new matatu saccos to operate in the city centre in a move aimed at decongesting the capital city. The county government wrote to the National…
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