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Fruit and vegetable stalls in the covered market in Kisumu

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Painted fishing boats at a landing site on Lake Victoria, Kisumu

Share capital

Shares make you an owner of the SACCO, with a vote at the general meeting.

One shareKsh 100

What a share is

A share is your part of the SACCO. Holding shares makes you an owner: a vote at the general meeting, and a dividend when the meeting declares one.

One member has one vote, however many shares they hold.

At least 60 shares

Every member holds at least 60 shares, Ksh 6,000 in all. Buy them at your own pace.

30 sharesKsh 3,000

060: the minimum

The rules of share capital

By the by-laws

One shareThe unit of ownership
Ksh 100
Minimum holdingEvery member
60 shares
Minimum share capital
Ksh 6,000
Transfer feeTo another member, with the committee's approval
Ksh 1,000
Taking shares outShares are transferred, never withdrawn
Not withdrawable
Sacks and basins of cereals at an open-air market in Kakamega County

Shares are not savings

Both come from your pocket by M-Pesa. They do different jobs.

SharesDeposits
What it isYour part of the SACCOYour monthly savings
What it gives youOwnership and a voteWhat you can borrow
What it earnsA dividend, when the general meeting declares oneInterest, when the general meeting declares it
Taking it outNever. Transferred to another member insteadNot while you are a member. Refunded when you leave, less anything you owe
M-Pesa accountMember number with #SHRMember number alone

Buying shares

  1. Pay to #SHR

    Lipa na M-Pesa, Pay Bill, and your member number with #SHR as the account, for example ZS-00012#SHR. The business number is published when M-Pesa payments open.

  2. Each share is counted

    Every Ksh 100 buys one share.

  3. See them in the portal

    Your shares and your M-Pesa receipts show in the member portal.

Wooden boats pulled up on Dunga Beach, Kisumu

Become an owner

Join, then buy your shares at your own pace.

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