Saccos on the spot for blocking member exits, stalling refunds

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Sacco shareholders during an AGM in March 2023. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A growing number of savings and credit cooperative societies (saccos) are blocking members from exiting and clinging to their deposits against their will, complaints filed with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) show.

Records show that in the year ended June 2023, the watchdog handled at least eight cases where saccos had declined to release member deposits despite 60-day notifications of their intention to exit.

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