Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Cooperative sector practitioners have expressed concerns over the manner in which Saccos and cooperatives are declaring dividends and interest on deposits, as well as honoraria payments. Through Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators (KSPC), the practitioners observed that there are a lot of malpractices among cooperatives in the way dividends, interest on deposits and honoraria are…
By Felix Wanderi Co-operative Bank board of directors has recommended a dividend of Ksh 1.50 per share, subject to approval by the regulators and shareholders. Co-op Bank Group CEO Gideon Muriuki said the proposed dividends represent a 50 per cent increase on the Ksh 1.00 per share paid out last year. He added that the bank will pay out a…
By Munene Maina Saving and Credit Co-operative Societies (Sacco) still command the lead in offering highest interest on savings and dividends to members annually, latest industry report shows. The Sacco Supervision Annual Report, 2018 released by Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) in August this year noted that Deposit-Taking (DT) Saccos paid an interest on the…
Below is a glimpse on what co-operators earned for the financial year 2017 from various saving and credit societies based on financial reports seen by Sacco Review.
By Munene Maina Cosmopolitan Sacco intends to open four additional satellite offices in an effort to take services closer to members. The Sacco has five branches namely Nakuru, Naivasha, Bahati, Molo and Narok. In 2016, the society paid members Sh296 million dividends and interest, a growth of 21 per cent increase from the year 2015….
