All SACCOs with more than 10,000 members have been ordered to adopt a delegate system of representation as part of a raft of suggestions to regulate the sector.
According to the government, SACCOs and cooperatives with more than 10,000 members have a poor decision-making process due to the challenges in holding annual meetings.
Consequently, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs Development Services, Wycliffe Oparanya, ordered all SACCOs with a large number of members to amend their by-laws within the next six months to adopt a delegate system of representation.
Under this system, no more than 500 delegates shall be selected to represent the broader membership at general meetings.
