ABOUT CAK

The Co-operative Alliance of Kenya Limited (CAK) was registered on the 22nd December, 2009 as the National Apex Organization for the Co-operative Movement of Kenya under the Co-operative societies Act, CAP 490 of 2004.

VISION

To be a National Apex Co-operative Organization of International Repute’

MISSION

‘To be a leading Co-operative Organization providing quality Leadership to the Co-operative Movement in Kenya as a custodian and exponent of the Co-operative Values and Principles’

FUNCTIONS

1.Lobbying and Advocacy:
CAK will pursue its mandate of lobbying and advocacy for a favorable and enabling policy and legal environment for Co-operative Development in Kenya. This will create harmony in the Co-operative Movement for socio-economic member empowerment.

2.Awareness Campaign and Innovation:
CAK will undertake intensive Awareness Programmes within the Co-operative Movement for the following objectives:

• Create awareness on innovative Products and Services such as the linkages already established with development partners like ILO/COOPAfrica, SCC/Vi and ASCU among others
• Dissemination of information on emerging issues such as Good Corporate Governance, Value Addition and Supply Chain, the One Village One Product concept (OVOP) among others.
• Promotion of new forms of Co-operatives.
• Strengthen the weak and newly registered Co-operatives.
• Initiate Co-operative Educational Programmes through the existing Print Media and Broadcasting on Radio and Television for the visibility of the Co-operative Movement.

3.Facilitate Agricultural Extension Service:
The vibrancy of many Agricultural Co-operatives has been affected by inadequate Agricultural productivity. CAK will seek to spearhead the revival of the agricultural production such as Cotton, Fish & Aquaculture, Apiculture, Dairy/Livestock, Coffee, Horticulture, Cashew Nut, Macadamia Nuts among others. The support services to achieve this objective shall be and not limited to sourcing donor funds for farmer empowerment through Co-operative Projects to undertake the following activities:-

• Procurement and distribution of farm inputs
• Bulk handling of Grain and Fertilizers
• Value addition and supply chain management
• Ware Housing receipt system
• Marketing of produce through e-service
• Promoting exchange programme locally, regionally  and internationally
• Enhancing food security through micro-irrigation for small holder farmer.

4.Institutional Development:
It has been a tradition that the National Apex in the past nurtured emerging Co-operative institutions/organizations that gave rise to the formation of Co-operative Bank, KUSCCO, NACHU, and CIC, CODIC among others. Right now there is a need to address the concerns for emerging Co-operative Institutions such as:- Investment, Women and Youth Co-operatives among others. CAK will play that pivotal role.

5.National Co-operative Resource Centre:
Currently this is lacking and CAK shall play a leading role in harnessing, archiving and documenting the existing information and resources through a well coordinated research and development process for the benefit of the entire Co-operative movement both Nationally Regionally and Internationally.

6.Information Communication Technology:
CAK will seek to establish networks and linkages with ICT service providers with a view to enhancing e-service through relevant Information System and Information Technology for the benefit of the entire Co-operative Movement in Kenya and Africa. This could be undertaken as a Project under a subsidiary holding Company wholly owned by CAK.

7.Development Partners support:CAK will engage Development Partners for the support of Co-operative Institutional Capacity Building and other projects such as Corporate Governance and Member Empowerment.

PHILOSOPHY

The newly registered Co-operative Alliance of Kenya Limited is to be the driving force of the Co-operative Movement in Kenya under the leadership and guidance of the Sovereign God Almighty through empowering the leadership with wisdom, knowledge and understanding.

CAK shall endeavor to promote Co-operative Development, to unite the Co-operative Movement and to represent the Co-operative interests on all matters of policy and legal framework and to be the spokesperson of the Co-operative Movement in Kenya.