Employers in Kenya failed to remit a staggering Sh3.92 billion in SACCO deductions in 2025, impacting over 104,000 members, according to the SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA).

• The total unremitted amount represents a significant increase from Sh3.49 billion in 2024.
• County governments and assemblies were the largest defaulters, owing Sh1.884 billion.
• Public universities and tertiary colleges followed, with Sh725.91 million in unremitted funds.

Women continue to dominate employment in Kenya's regulated SACCO sector, with their numbers growing faster than men's in 2025. This trend sees women making up a larger proportion of the workforce compared to the previous year.

• Women accounted for 52.18% of the SACCO workforce in 2025, an increase from 51.49% in 2024.
• The SACCO Supervision Annual Report 2025 highlights a growth of 8.4% in female employees.
• Despite overall female dominance, men still hold the majority of CEO positions, though women's representation in these roles increased to 36.90% in 2025.

Former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge is proposing that mobile money firms share income generated from customer funds held in trust with users.

• Njoroge suggests requiring payment service providers (PSPs) to make “bonus payouts” to wallet holders from earnings on funds held in trust, after deducting administrative costs.
• The proposal was submitted as comments on the draft National Payment System Policy, August 2026.
• This initiative aims to strengthen competition and consumer protection in Kenya's digital payments market.