IG Sacco scoops top award at Kakamega ASK Show
Kakamega County Governor Fernandez Barasa has awarded Invest and Grow (I&G) Sacco as the best financial institution.
The Sacco earned first position as the best financial institution other than banks at the just-ended Kakamega Agricultural Show, securing a niche as the leading institution driving financial inclusion and community growth.
During the award ceremony, the Sacco was recognized as a trustworthy financial partner that provides savings, affordable credit, and investment reprieve to many Kenyans.
Applauding the recognition and top ranking, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter Vuhya, lauded the achievement, saying it reflects the institution’s commitment to excellence and service delivery. He noted that the Sacco has embarked on a mission of educating and empowering communities and members through cooperative finance.
The CEO acknowledged its members for their steadfast and continuous trust and partnership, which has seen the Sacco excel to great heights.
“As IG Sacco, we really appreciate and embrace your unwavering support and partnership that has kept producing the needed energy to propel our strides to excellence, and I call upon yourselves to keep on investing and growing together with us to prosperity,” he noted.
Governor Barasa, while awarding the Sacco for its exemplary service delivery to its members, said the Kakamega Agricultural Show was one of the leading exhibitions that brings on board farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, and financial institutions to showcase innovations and strengthen linkages across the agricultural value chain.
“By winning this award, it places you (I&G Sacco) at the helm as one of the leading players supporting Kenya’s cooperative movement and rural economic transformation.”
Earlier, the Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary, Wycliffe Oparanya, paid a courtesy call to Invest and Grow (I&G) Sacco in Kakamega County, where he is also a member, and expressed his happiness at the tremendous and impressive progress the Sacco continued to display in advancing financial inclusion and economic empowerment.
He hailed the management for bringing success within the society by ensuring that the vital role of mobilizing savings, expanding access to affordable credit, and fostering entrepreneurship and sustainable economic growth remained the order of the day.
