Turkana Deputy Governor (DG) Peter Lotethiro has urged county residents to embrace the co-operative model to benefit from the huge financial and socio-economic gains associated with the enterprise.
“In the reporting period of 2019-2021, the co-operative enterprise model in Turkana had only 13,000 members, with bank savings and shares capital worth more than Sh115 Million, which would have been doubled if there were more co-operatives across the County,” he said.
He expressed concerns about co-operative societies becoming dormant after a few years of activation despite the favorable environment created by the County Government and partner organizations.
While noting the significant role played by the USAID Kenya-funded Livestock Market System project in driving the uptake of the co-operative enterprise model in Turkana, he called for the allocation of more funds to the program to extend its term. County CEC for Public Service, Administration, and Disaster Management, Jeremiah Namuya noted that the co-operative enterprise model is more prevalent in Turkana Central and Turkana West as compared to other parts of the county. “Uneven distribution of co-operative societies calls for targeted sensitization aimed at consolidating gains so far made and breaking new grounds for further growth,” he said.
