Mwalimu sacco foregoes $62m put in Spire Bank

Mwalimu Sacco CEO Kenneth Odhiambo.

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Mwalimu Deposit taking National Sacco has received regulatory approval to write off Ksh8 billion ($62.01 million) of bungled investments in the collapsed Spire Bank. It is a sacrifice necessary to turn around its fortunes that have seen the Sacco facing total collapse.

Now regulators want it to also reorganise its insurance and asset management business into separate, independent units to prevent further financial bleeding.