Co-operatives and SACCOs as Engines of Rural and Agricultural Finance: Kenya's Reform Sequence under BETA

Document Abstract

Steven Otieno, Technical Advisor for Co-operative Development at the President's Economic Transformation Secretariat, sets out how Kenya is sequencing its reforms of co-operatives and SACCOs under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), covering policy, digital rails and market linkages. Presented on 2 November 2026 during the TCDC 2026 Kenya country visit.