Unaitas Sacco Society Limited

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Unaitas Sacco Society Limited
Company typePrivate
Industry Financial services
Founded1993
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
James Kinoro
Chairman
Martin Muhoho
Chief Executive Officer
Products Loans, Savings, ATM Debit Cards, Mobile Banking Service
RevenueIncrease2.svg:Aftertax:KSh428 million ($US4.29 million) (2015) [1]
Total assets KSh9.3 billion (US$93.2 million) (2015) [1]
Website www.unaitas.com

Unaitas Sacco Society Limited, whose full name is Unaitas Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Limited, also Unaitas Sacco, is a savings and credit co-operative society (Sacco) in Kenya. Membership includes individuals, investment groups and small businesses. [2]

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Overview

Unaitas Sacco is a medium-tier financial services provider in Kenya. As of December 2015, the society's asset base was valued at KSh9.3 billion (US$93.2 million), and a loan book of approximately KSh7.42 billion (approx. US$74.35 million). [1] At that time, shareholders' equity was valued at more than KSh3.6 billion (approx. US$36.07 million) and membership was more than 230,000. [3]

History

The society was established in 1993 as Murang'a Tea Growers' Society, by a group of farmers, who pooled resources to create a financial institution where they could save and borrow at affordable rates. In 2007, the Sacco expanded beyond Murang'a and it admitted members who are not tea growers and small businesses. The name was changed to Muramati Sacco and eventually to Unaitas Sacco in 2012. [4] [5]

Branches

As of December 2016, the society maintains a network of branches at the following locations: [6]

  1. Cardinal Otunga Branch - Cardinal Otunga Plaza, Kaunda Street, Nairobi
  2. Naivasha Branch - Penibrah House, Moi Avenue, Naivasha
  3. Kawangware Branch - Muhu Holdings House, Naivasha Road, Kawangare, Nairobi
  4. Juja Branch - Opposite JKUAT University Main Gate, Juja.
  5. Thika Branch - Kwame Nkrumah Road, Thika
  6. Mlolongo Branch - Old Mombasa Road, Nairobi
  7. Kasarani Branch - Kasarani Mwiki Road, Kasarani, Nairobi
  8. Ongata Rongai Branch - Rongai Business Hub, Ongata Rongai, Nairobi
  9. Temple Road Branch - Gatkim Plaza, Temple Road, Nairobi
  10. Muranga Branch - Unaitas Building, Murang'a
  11. Kangare Branch - Unaitas Building, Kangare
  12. Kanyenya-ini Branch - Unaitas Building, Kanyenya-ini
  13. Gatura Branch - Unaitas Building, Gatura
  14. Kahatia Branch - Unaitas Building, Kahatia
  15. Kiria-ini Branch - Kiria-ini - Murang'a Road, Kiria-ini
  16. Kisumu Branch - Kisumu - Kakamega Road, opposite Kibuye Market
  17. Kisii Branch - Opposite Tuskys Echiro
  18. Mununga Branch - Mununga
  19. Kangema Branch - Kangema
  20. Githumu Branch - Unaitas Building, Murang'a
  21. Gikumba branch
  22. Meru branch -union square building, along Meru -Makutano road
  23. Nakuru Pioneer Branch - Pioneer Building, Mburu Gichia Road, Nakuru
  24. Gatundu Branch - Gatundu House, Nairobi

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