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Ministry heeds governors plea, puts Cooperatives Bill on hold

Agriculture and Cooperatives Committee Chairperson and Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

The Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs has resolved to put the Cooperatives Bill, 2023, on hold after county governments kicked up a storm claiming they were not consulted in drafting the proposed law.

The Bill currently in Parliament will now be put on hold even as the Ministry and the Council of Governors (CoG) consult, with the council proposing amendments.

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