From 100 tutors to 76,000 members: Imarisha Sacco now comes of age

Imarisha Sacco Chairman Mathew Ruto speaks during the Sacco’s recent AGM in Kericho town. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

In 1978, a group of 100 teachers met at a small room along Tengecha Lane in Kericho town and registered a Sacco.

It was dubbed Kipsigis Saving and Credit Society. Four decades later, the idea has bloomed.