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Cooperative PS seeks USA alliances to revolutionise Sacco Sector at 2026 GAC conference

Sacco ReviewMarch 5, 202604 mins

The Principal Secretary (PS) for the State Department for Cooperatives Patrick Kilemi who led a high-powered African delegation at the 2026 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC 2026), has continued to seek the United State of America USA alliances with credit union leaders to broker reforms that could redefine Kenya’s savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs). Addressing…

Oparanya: No room for weak governance as SACCO sector expands

Sacco ReviewJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 202605 mins

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya has warned that there is “no room for weak governance” in Kenya’s SACCO sector as rapid membership growth and rising loan demand increase the responsibility placed on cooperative institutions. Oparanya spoke in Mombasa during the 2026 Annual Delegates Congress (ADC) training for the Kenya National Police…

SACCO assets surge past KSh 1.16 trillion as risky lending outpaces member savings

Sacco ReviewDecember 15, 202505 mins

The SACCO sector is recording strong growth, but the expansion is increasingly being driven by aggressive lending rather than fresh savings, even as bad loans remain stubbornly high. New data from the sector show that while assets and credit are rising at a double‑digit pace, the quality and structure of that growth are tightening pressure…