Co-operative Societies will participate in social welfare activities across the country in line with this year’s International Co-operative Day (ICA) scheduled on June 2.
Locally popular as Ushirika Day, the important event will be celebrated under the theme Cooperatives Build a Better World.
Speaking recently Principal Secretary in the State Department of Co-operative Development Ismail Noor said the movement plays a significant role in the growth of the economy and uplifting the social status of Kenyans.
“Cooperatives have remained resilient despite the Covid-19 pandemic effects,” he said at a meeting on Thursday at the Kenya Bankers building.
The PS highlighted some of the sector’s achievements, such as the review of the National Cooperative Policy, which resulted in a 2020 sessional document. He stated that they had made conscious steps to address non-remittance to co-operatives and that the outstanding sums owed will be gradually reduced.
