Senate Demands Answers from Kenya Police SACCO Officials Following Audit Uproar
The National Security, Defence, and Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate has requested that leaders from the Kenya Police SACCO attend a meeting to address worries about how the organization is being run.
During their assembly on Tuesday, March 18, the Senators decided that the SACCO’s officers must submit a comprehensive report detailing its administration and activities.
Senator Fatuma Dillo of Isiolo, who leads the committee, emphasized that the situation required urgent investigation because it affected the contributions and well-being of police officers.
“This concerns the welfare of police officers; it’s an issue we must understand,” she said. “We want the Police SACCO officials to appear before our committee so they can explain what is happening within the organization.”
In the meantime, the Senators will review how the SACCO is handled and whether it effectively supports its members, who are mostly police officers.
This request follows six months after the SACCO members sought an audit due to alleged financial mismanagement.
In a formal complaint to the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) in September 2024, they claimed that the mishandling of their savings had led to losses of millions of shillings.
They also expressed that they no longer trusted the board of directors and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), demanding their immediate departure.
This summons is issued a month after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detained four individuals from the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operatives (KUSCCO) regarding a Ksh12 billion scandal that negatively impacted several SACCOS nationwide.
They are all charged with conspiracy to deceive, theft, and creating false documents.
Following the revelation of the scandal, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja declared that the National Police Service (NPS) was dedicated to revealing the truth about the multi-billion shilling scandal.
“As investigations proceed, NPS remains committed to ensuring a detailed and clear investigation, uncovering the facts that will see all those involved face justice,” Kanja pledged.
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Senate Demands Answers from Kenya Police SACCO Officials Following Audit Uproar
