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KUSCCO to hold SACCO Societies Act Review Workshop in Naivasha

Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (Kuscco) will hold Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) SACCO Societies Act Review Workshop from 29h July to 1st August 2025. In a statement, KUSCCO indicated that the workshop will be held in Naivasha town, Nakuru County will be attended by Saccos Chief Executive Officers, committee of experts and…

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Former KUSCCO directors challenges order to vacate office

In the midst of a growing leadership struggle within the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO), former directors who were recently ousted from office are protesting the decision and the official removal order. The former directors who are now directors and executives in various SACCOs were removed from the KUSCCO office after the…

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Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development, Wycliffe Oparanya speaks during the 10th Annual Sacco Leaders Convention at PrideInn Hotel in Mombasa County on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Government to implement decisive measures to curb Saccos’ financial mismanagement 

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development, Wycliffe Oparanya, has assured that the national government is taking decisive steps to curb financial mismanagement in Saccos across Kenya. His remarks follow the alleged misappropriation of KSh 82.8 million at the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO), raising concerns over financial…

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KUSCCO officials charged in connection with KSh83m theft freed on KSh14.5m bail

Former officials of Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited (KUSCCO) who have been charged in connection with theft of  KSh83 m from the union have been released on a cumulative KSh14.5 million cash bail. The five George Magutu Mwangi, George Otieno, George Owino, Jackline Atieno and Mercy Muthoni were presented in court on…

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Cooperatives Development Senior Commissioner Churchill Amatha ushered to Mombasa International Show./Photo courtesy

Coast Region cooperatives urged to register in numbers for 24th SACCA

Co-operatives Development Senior Commissioner, Churchill Amatha has urged Coast Region Saccos  stakeholders to register in numbers for the upcoming 24th Savings and Credit Cooperatives Associations (SACCA) Congress on October 6-12, 2024 in Naivasha, Nakuru County. Speaking during Mombasa International Show, Amatha said the event aims to unite the sector to explore opportunities, address challenges, and…

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Delegates follow proceedings during Nairobi SACCO Leaders' Consultative Forum held by KUSCCO.

State calls for responsible corporate governance in Saccos

The Government has called for responsible corporate governance in Saccos and accountability by leaders found culpable of financial irregularities. Principal Secretary for the State Department of Cooperatives Patrick Kilemi was speaking during the Nairobi SACCO Leaders’ Consultative Forum held by the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives Ltd (KUSCCO), where he noted that the…

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Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Simon Chelugui.

What next for KUSCCO after loss of billions in member savings?

Stakeholders in the cooperative movement have now called for urgent measures to ensure that the country’s Sacco umbrella body, the Kenya Union of Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO), is regulated for safety of funds and restore the image of the union. This comes after the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Simon Chelugui dissolved the…

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