Kenya
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya’s SACCOs richest in Africa with US$13.64bln in total assets
NAIROBI – Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Saccos) in Kenya are the wealthiest in Africa by total assets, according to the new World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) 2020 Statistical Report. According…
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Uganda, Kenya strike security deal
MUNYONYO – Following a series of engagements for months, Uganda and Kenya have penned a security and defense agreement that would ensure safety and tranquility along the borderline of the two East…
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East Africa
Global cooperative conference scheduled for May in Mombasa
MOMBASA – The International Cooperative Alliance-Africa (ICA-Africa) will on May 23-27, 2022 host its 9th Technical Committee of the Africa Ministerial Cooperative Conference (TCAMCCO) at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. The…
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Equity Bank Kenya Breaks Silence On DP Ruto’s Loan Allegations
KENYA – It was a dramatic Monday in Kenya when the country’s Deputy President William Ruto was barred from his flight on an unknown mission to Uganda. Kenya’s local media reported that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
SASRA Gets New CEO After Mwaka John Left
NAIROBI – This influential position of CEO of the SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) in the financial industry has been taken over by Njuguna Peter, who has been a manager in charge…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lango cooperatives hit hard by Kenya maize ban
Members of Abulomogo Maize Farmers’ SACCO are apprehensive about the falling gate price of maize grain at the private aggregating centers in Lango Sub-region as Kenya’s ban on Ugandan maize hits hard.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Prioritize EAC integration, Museveni urges
President Yoweri Museveni has asked local leaders to focus on East Africa’s integration, saying Ugandans stand to gain more from being able to access the larger regional market than being limited to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wawoto Kacel Cooperative empowering vulnerable women through arts and crafts
Wawoto Kacel Cooperative Society in Gulu City is helping hundreds of vulnerable women who lack access to land to regain their dignity through arts and crafts. The beneficiaries, who include former abductees…
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9,000 Turkana pastoralists move back to Kenya after rains return
Over 9,000 Kenyan pastoralists have moved back to Kenya following the return of rains that has restored pastureland on the other side of the border. The 9,000 are part of 70,000 Turkana…
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Kenya rolls out USD 500m post-COVID economic stimulus plan
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, May 23 announced an 8-point economic stimulus programme to boost the economy and mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on livelihoods and business activity…
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