Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
By Roy Hezron Cooperative society managers will soon be required to be fully registered and certified members of Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators (KSPC). Those targeted include Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and others holding senior managerial positions in the cooperatives sector. “Those measures are meant to restore the image of the multi-billion sector which has…
By Roy Hezron A co-operative society baseline survey conducted last year found that many of them have no websites, email addresses and other digital tools. It was observed that many had no websites or email services, resulting in the low level of digitization in co-operative societies governed by the State Department of Cooperatives (SDC). Last…
By Malachi Motano Sacco leaders call for introduction of stiffer penalties against public entity heads who do not remit Sh3.8 billion deducted from workers’ salaries. According to Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kuscco) group Managing Director George Ototo, the stern measures will deter a trend where universities, county governments, water companies and fresh…
By Malachi Motano The deposit taking savings and credit cooperatives societies (DT-Saccos) remained on the growth track despite the harsh economic time in 2020 that resulted from the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. The Saccos managed to post an average of 12 per cent growth on their assets, loans and deposits. John Mwaka, the chief executive…
By Malachi Motano Savings and credit cooperatives societies (Sacco) will have to focus more on diversification to create wealth for their members in 2021. According to the Industry players, the sector is grappling with loan re-structuring to pick up business in the continued wake of Covid -19 pandemic, as members expect their hopeful returns popular…
My Malachi Motano Kenya Police savings and credit cooperative (Sacco) society limited has re-branded to Kenya National Police Deposit Taking (DT) Sacco society limited to reflect the changing environment landscape.
By Malachi Motano The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has suspended operations of Memba, a public service (PSV) Sacco after the death of a female passenger. NTSA stated that the Sacco officials were summoned and appeared before the Authority and were told that the vehicles belonging to the Sacco will be subjected to a…
By Sammy Chivanga Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) are facing the biggest stability test because of hardship caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A new Central Bank of Kenya report that sheds light on the health of multiple sectors of economy shows that non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio for deposit-taking (DT) Saccos jumped to 9.12 percent…
By Roy Hezron Current cooperative chief executives have to join the Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators (KSPC) to obtain professional certification. Speaking to Sacco Review, KSPC acting Chief Executive Symon Mburia urged cooperatives CEOs and managers to register with the organisation. “All serving co-operative officers and managers of co-operatives are eligible for membership as associate…
By Roy Hezron Smaller co-operatives have been encouraged to come together to enable them enjoy economies of scale. Commissioner for Co-operatives Geoffrey Njang’ombe told Sacco Review in a recent interview that Sacco mergers is nothing new, saying it is anchored in the law. “We encourage small entities to merge in order to expand their horizon…
