Though reluctant at first, Dorcas Odongo, a hairdresser, eventually joined the Sacco in February 2015 after an agent put her worries to rest. A visit to the Kangemi office later that month cleared her doubts so she joint the sacco. At some point the sacco introduced a new till number, claiming that the initial one was experiencing “jams”. Another trader, Christopher Mwilu, joined the sacco in February 2015, after being convinced to do so by his older brother, John Keo, who was already a member. Yet others were duped in the Ekeza Sacco Ltd housing projects.A former Kenya Land Sacco member who sought anonymity said the Sacco folded in in 2016 after its patron, former Imenti Central Member of Parliament Gideon Mwiti, got caught up in rape allegations.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2018 07:07 UTC