Sacco Review Newspaper

03/09/2026

🟠KDB downplays milk shortage, warns against panic buying

Consumers have been urged against panic buying amid concerns over a milk shortage in the country.

Panic buying is being blamed for milk stock outs on shelves.

Consumers are urged to buy only what they need and avoid unpasteurised milk.

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03/09/2026

🟠Oparanya leads Shirikiana Sacco drive in Bungoma

Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has led a sensitisation campaign for Shirikiana Sacco in Bungoma County, as part of efforts to promote financial inclusion and strengthen household economic resilience.

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03/09/2026

🟠SASRA guides 700 Sacco officers on new supervision system

The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) held a virtual sensitisation session attended by over 700 participants drawn from regulated Deposit Taking (DT) and Non-Withdrawable Deposit Taking (NWDT) Saccos.

SASRA trained over 700 SACCO officers on its new supervision system.

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03/09/2026

🟠Nambale farmers back proposed cotton ginnery

The County Government of Busia, through the Department of Smart Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Blue Economy and Agribusiness on September 2, engaged cotton farmers and other stakeholders in Nambale to gather their views on the proposed construction of a cotton ginnery in the area.

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03/09/2026

🟠Busia, EASSI sign deal to boost women's cross-border trade

The Busia County Government, through the Department of Strategic Partnerships, has formalised a 16-year relationship with the Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at making trade work for women.

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03/09/2026

🟠Taveta, Mwatate farmers get closer access to subsidised fertiliser

Farmers in Taveta and Mwatate sub-counties are set to benefit from improved access to subsidised fertiliser, following the decentralisation of distribution points by the Taita Taveta County Government.

The move is set to cut transport costs and ease access to farm inputs.

Taveta has received the first batch, with Mwatate next in line.

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03/09/2026

🟠Machakos budget standoff paralyses youth and bursary funding

Budget cuts for education bursaries, youth empowerment and vocational training programmes are at the centre of the budget stalemate in Machakos County.

Residents demand answers as key county services remain paralysed.

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03/09/2026

- Traders win relief as the cargo benchmark is cut to Ksh2 million.
- New rules aim to ease cargo clearance while improving compliance.
- Lower rail charges are set to reduce import costs. President William Ruto has directed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to lower the customs benchmark for general consolidated cargo to Ksh2 million, following talks with traders over rising import costs.

Traders win relief as the cargo benchmark is cut to Ksh2 million. New rules aim to ease cargo clearance while improving compliance. Lower rail charges are set to reduce import costs. President William Ruto has

02/09/2026

🟠Oparanya urges small traders to join Saccos for affordable credit

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Wycliffe Oparanya, has urged small business owners to join Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (Saccos) as an alternative source of affordable credit and a way of building a strong savings culture.

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02/09/2026

🟠Angry KUSCCO members blame Government for lost billions

Enraged members of the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO Ltd) have accused the Government of complicity in the mismanagement of the union and indecisiveness in recovering billions of shillings they claim have been lost.

Nearly 300 court cases are piling pressure on KUSCCO as recovery efforts stall.

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