Well-oiled rural saccos invade major towns

By Jackson Okoth Ol-Kalou-based Tower Sacco in Nyandarua County is set to open new branches in Nairobi and Narok counties, as more rural-based Saccos eye new opportunities and businesses in major urban centres. Most of these Societies are targeting women, the youth and those engaged in small and medium sized enterprises. Those who are engaged…

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Sacco Micro-Credit facility fails to take-off

By Jackson Okoth A growing number of deposit-taking Saccos are reviewing their strategy on recruitment and lending to members involved in the informal and micro enterprise sectors. This has been occasioned by the high default rates by members from informal businesses. One such player is Wanandege Sacco Society, which has stopped recruiting members from the…

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