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Regulation: Saccos fall afoul of capital regulation

NAIROBI, KENYA: Several savings and credit co-operative organisations risk being stopped from lending, paying dividends, or investing due to low levels of capital.

Less than half of Kenya’s 175 deposit-taking saccos would meet the minimum threshold of capital if all their customers claimed their contributions, according to a report released yesterday by the industry regulator.

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