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Resilient growth of Mentor Sacco, from humble beginning to Tier 1 Sacco

Sacco ReviewJuly 14, 202608 mins

Mentor Sacco has grown into a Tier 1 Sacco with over Ksh18.47 billion in assets. Members earned a 15% dividend and 12.5% interest on deposits in 2025. The Sacco is expanding through digital services, new products and membership growth As Kenya joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Day for Co-operatives on…

Kenya’s top SACCOs ranked: Where your money earns the biggest dividends

Sacco ReviewMarch 1, 202609 mins

Kenya’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) remain one of the most trusted institutions for teachers, civil servants, and professionals to grow their savings. Beyond offering convenient loan products and secure savings accounts, SACCOs reward members through dividends on share capital and interest on deposits. For teachers, who often depend on structured incomes and disciplined…

Mentor Sacco AGM pays Ksh1.64 billion member returns

Sacco ReviewFebruary 10, 2026February 12, 202602 mins

Mentor Sacco Society Limited has paid member returns totaling Ksh1.64 billion, including a 15 per cent dividend on share capital and 12.5 per cent interest on non-withdrawable deposits, following a strong financial performance in 2025. The payment was announced during the Sacco’s 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on January 31, 2026, in Murang’a, where…

Court clears Mentor Sacco to auction Mugoiri Development Company’s property

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 202303 mins

Mentor Sacco Society Limited is set to auction a Ksh300 million property in Nairobi’s Ngara area belonging to Mugoiri Development Company Limited. This is after Commercial and Tax Division Court Judge Justice David Majanja, on August 24, issued the ruling in a dispute where the Company had filed a suit seeking to block the Sacco…

Co-operatives offer best structure to spur bottom-up economic strategy, says former CEO

Sacco ReviewNovember 23, 2022November 23, 202206 mins

By Kage Njoroge Cooperative societies have been touted as the key pillars of economic development as they have the ability to mobilize citizens to pool financial resources to achieve set objectives. Alex Irungu, the retired long serving CEO of Mentor Sacco, argued that Saccos are crucial drivers of social and economic progress with multiple benefits…

Mentor Sacco member counts her blessings one by one

Sacco ReviewMarch 12, 2021March 12, 202108 mins

Jane Maina, a mother of two, joined Mentor Sacco two decades ago. She shares her story on how the Sacco came to her rescue when she was first employed and transformed her life with our writer Malachi Motano. Jane Maina was excited when she was hired by the Teachers Service Commission two decades ago. Her…