Regulator stops teachers bailout of Spire Bank

A Spire Bank branch in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

What you need to know:

  • A parliamentary probe has revealed that the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (Sasra) stopped the teachers’ cooperative from pumping additional money into the bank.
  • The regulator fretted the withdrawal of billions from Mwalimu National Sacco would hurt its financial standing.
  • The freeze has put pressure on the bank to quickly offer a stake to a strategic investor who is expected to inject billions into a lender that has breached regulatory capital levels.

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