Former Commissioner of Cooperatives Mr. Geoffrey Njang’ombe

Mbarire promises to help Embu bodaboda riders form Sacco

Thousands of boda boda operators in Embu County will be supported to launch a Sacco to enable them save and access loans and motor cycles, Governor Cecily Mbarire has announced. Governor Mbarire said once founded the Sacco would ensure that the boda boda operators are not subjected to exploitation by shylocks who charge unwarranted interests…

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Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in charge of Co-operatives and MSMEs Development Hon. Simon Chelugui, EGH (left) receives the 2024 SACCA Mantle from his Botswana Counterpart Hon. Karabo Socraat Gare. This signified Kenya will host 2024 event.

Kenya to host African cooperatives congress

Savings and Credit Cooperative Annual (SACCA) Congress will be held in Kenya later this year. Plans to host the 2024 SACCA Congress in the country have started in earnest with the constitution of a high-level working group. The Congress will go along the same lines as the previous Continental Congresses that made important contributions towards…

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Ufundi Sacco Plaza. Photo: Courtesy

Ufundi Cooperative sacco announces sale of tower to clear debt

Ufundi Savings and Credit Co-operative Society Limited has announced the sale of it’s 14-storeyed building, Ufundi Co-op Plaza, at the junction of Moi Avenue and Moktar Daddah Street. In a local daily newspaper notice dated February 29, 2024, the Sacco has invited bidders for the iconic building Nairobi Central Business District that will be sold…

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Kennedy Keya, Invest and Grow Sacco Chairman. Photo Courtesy

Invest and Grow Sacco’s annual profit surges to KSh1.91 billion

The Invest and Grow (IG) Sacco, based in Kakamega County on Wednesday February 28, 2024 reported a 2.5 per cent jump in 2023 net profit. The net profit of KSh1.91 billion for last year compares with a profit of KSh1.86 million a year earlier. The Sacco intends to enroll more members to channel their income…

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Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kericho branch Pastor Robinson Bett and his team address the media during youths training. Photo: Benedict Ngetich

Kericho youths to benefit from commerce chamber loans

Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Kericho branch will assist youths in the county to venture into small scale businesses through access to funds and financial training. The chairman of the branch Pastor Robinson Bett said the youths in the county urgently need financial help which should be provided after financial trainings and…

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Insider Lending: A dilemma for Saccos and financial sector

Insider lending is a process where a Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (Sacco) or a financial services institution advances loans to its officers or directors. However, in some developed countries, such as the United States, it is a requirement that such loans are charged at the same interest rate, repayment terms and credit evaluation criteria…

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Non-deposit-taking Saccos to start paying regulatory levy

The non-withdrawable depositing taking (NWDT) Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Saccos) shall now be required to pay annual regulatory fee to the country’s Sacco Regulator, the Sacco Society Regulatory Authority (SASRA) as they fully come under its purview. According to the November Legal Notice by Sasra the rate of the annual Sacco Societies Levy will be…

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SASRA increases approved auditors to accommodate additional Saccos

The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has increased the number of audit firms approved for auditing Saccos under its supervision to 365 to accommodate the additional cooperatives. The latest figure for the 2024 auditing of Saccos means an additional 92 audit firms have now been cleared to check the books of Saccos, up from 273…

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