Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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The Appeal Court has given orders barring an High Court ruling delivered in September last year which nullified the Banking (Credit Reference Bureau-CRB) Regulations 2020 pending the hearing and determination of the appeal case filed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The implication is that Saccos are now free to share members’ details with…
The Co-operative Bill, 2023 has now been put on hold after county governors claimed that they were not consulted during the drafting. Sponsored by the government through the Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Development, the Bill was in Parliament to allow for its first reading before proceeding to other stages…
The controversial Affordable Housing Bill, 2023 has been amended to solicit the 1.5% Housing Levy contributions from individuals in the informal sector. This is after a three-judge bench declared the levy unconstitutional last week due to its discriminatory nature and unequal principles as it only targeted salaried Kenyans and expanded the tax to include incomes…
