Advocacy

We play a representative role as the support pillar to SACCOs in Kenya by addressing the needs, concerns and challenges facing SACCOs in Kenya in regard to legal matters and business requirements.

Our Field Services and Advocacy Department is the mouthpiece and lobby organ for the savings and credit societies in Kenya, through which we stand by SACCOs, whenever they are confronted with difficult situations – legal, business, labour relations or otherwise.

This department will continue speaking and acting on behalf of SACCOs to protect, defend and uphold their rights as business entities and stakeholders in the socio-economic development of Kenya; with a need to operate in a conducive and fair business environment.

Key areas of concern under our mandate are:

• Punitive legislative instruments and provisions;
• Unfair taxation;
• Deduction codes;
• Single business permit fees;
• Delayed or non remittance of SACCO dues;
• Bank agency contracts;
• Unfair competition by other financial institutions in the market;
• Unjustified levies on SACCOs' and members' funds.