SASRA Stories

Deposit-taking Saccos, which dominate the industry with over 80 per cent of assets, loans, and deposits, showed improved financial strength.

Currently, Sasra only oversees Saccos with deposits of Sh100 million or more, leaving many smaller co-operatives under the Commissioner of Co-operativ...

The move, which is part of regulating the Sacco industry, requires that those genuinely engaged in savings and credit business apply to be regulated b...

The Central Bank of Kenya raised the base lending rate to 13 per cent in February 2024 and maintained it until August, driving some commercial lenders...

The five-year Sh7.1 billion initiative was designed to fill financing gaps in the MSME sector, gaps that widened during the Covid-19 pandemic.

CS Wycliffe Oparanya said county administrations have withheld millions of shillings deducted from Sacco members, especially medical staff, plunging s...

The proposed changes, introduced through the Sacco Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2025 by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, aim to offer financial prote...

Defending the cooperative movement, PS Patrick Kilemi said Kenya has over 7,000 registered financial cooperatives, ranking top in Africa and sixth glo...

These losses, driven by unremitted deductions, liquidity issues, and failure to meet required financial standards, are threatening the stability of th...

Among those affected, Metropolitan National, Shoppers, Jitegemee, Jumuika, Lamu Teachers, and Ndosha Saccos have been singled out for having core capi...

These saccos are said to have met the necessary regulatory requirements and are authorised to operate from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.