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Magadi Sacco Society Ltd

Magadi Sacco Membership

SACCO membership · Regulated by the SASRA

A member-owned SACCO licensed by SASRA. Founded in 1977. It takes deposits and offers loans.

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The details that matter for this kind of plan

Licence
Listed as a deposit-taking SACCO by SASRA for 2026
Entry fee
KES 2,000 one-off membership fee
Share capital
Minimum 200 shares at KES 100 each (KES 20,000)
Loan terms
Up to 3x deposits, 12% p.a., 60-month repayment, 6 months membership required
Dividend rate
Not published on the SACCO's website

How to open this

  • Open with KES 20,000

What does it cost you?

Taken off each payment you makeone-off membership feeKES 2,000

What if you stop paying?

The SACCO does not publish this. Ask it before you join.

What if you need the money early?

The SACCO does not publish notice periods. Ask it how long it takes to get deposits back.

Who this suits

It could work for you if

You want a licensed SACCO with a clear entry fee and share capital.

Think twice if

You need a published dividend rate or withdrawal terms before you join.

What they tell you

  • What is taken off the money you pay in?
    KES 2,000, taken from one-off membership fee.
  • What is the smallest amount you can start with?
    KES 20,000.
  • Do they say who regulates them?
    Yes — the SASRA. That is who you complain to.

Talk to them

Compared with the others

There are 222 other plans of this kind on the board. See all 223 side by side — what each one leaves you with, and which of them will not say.

What has changed here

  • 18 September 2026
    • Somebody read the company's own material only a regulator's listing → researched
    • Smallest lump sum to start is now KES 20,000, and was not published before
    • Taken off each payment you make is now KES 2,000, and was not published before
    • The most you can borrow is now KES 40,000, and was not published before
    • How many times your savings you can borrow is now 3x, and was not published before
    • How long you have to repay is now 180 days, and was not published before

We started keeping this record in August 2026. Anything that changed before then is not here. The whole board's record.

What the documents actually say

Every figure above was read out of a document. These are the sentences, word for word, so you can check them rather than take our word for it.

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