State threatens to revoke licenses of 13,000 Saccos over non-compliance

Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya (left) during a strategic meeting with Western region administrative leadership and cooperative directors to fast-track coffee revitalisation programme at his Likuyani home in Kakamega county. [Mary Imenza, Standard]

The government has given 13,000 cooperatives a 21-day ultimatum to comply with financial accountability or have their licenses revoked in new reforms.

Speaking in Kakamega after a coordination meeting that brought together teams from five Western counties to align with coffee farming implementation strategies, Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya noted that only 2,700 out of 13,000 registered Saccos have submitted the required returns.