Accessing Finance in Kenya

Most women in Kenya work in the agricultural sector and produce most of the agricultural produce in the country. However, when it comes to accessing credit and other forms of agricultural finance, women’s access drops quickly.

Within the non-agricultural sector of the informal economy, women are also very active in informal cross-border trade, where they are involved in a large volume of the goods traded across borders. Similar to those in the agricultural sector, women in informal cross border trade face several huddles in accessing finance.

Public and private institutions in Kenya have identified women’s challenges in accessing finance and have established various programmes to bridge the gap.
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K-Unity SACCO

Brief description

Established in 1974, K-Unity (formerly Kiambu Unity Finance cooperative union Ltd), currently has an asset base of over 2.9 Billion, and with over 100,000 Members in Kiambu, Nairobi, Nakuru, Narok, and Nyandarua counties.  K-Unity provides savings and credit services to its members.

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Product

Short Term Loan

Brief description

Available to salaried employees, pensioners, dairy and tea farmers

Interest rate

Attractive Interest rate is at a reducing balance

Collateral

No security

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 24 months

Ceiling

Loans are up to KES 300,000

Requirements

  • 2/3 rule must apply

Product

Inuka Loan

Brief description

Available to salaried employees, pensioners, dairy , tea farmers and SME

Interest rate

Attractive Interest rate is at a reducing balance

Collateral

No security

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 36 months

Ceiling

Loans are up to KES 500,000

Requirements

  • 2/3 rule must apply

Product

Business Loan

Brief description

Available to SMEs

Interest rate

Attractive Interest rate is on a reducing balance

Collateral

No security

Grace period

No grace period

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 24 months

Ceiling

Loan up to KES 300,000

Requirements

Must have operated the account for at least 6 months

Product

Crop Advance Loan

Brief description

Available to salaried dairy and tea farmers

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 3 months

Ceiling

Advance up to 2/3 of he expected monthly net payment

Loan are up to KES 300,000

Product

Tea Bonus Advance

Brief description

Available to tea farmers

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 24 months

Product

Jijenge Loan

Brief description

Available to all Jijenge account holders

Interest rate

1% per month interest rate

Collateral

Guarantors, title deed and logbook

Grace period

No grace period

Duration

Maximum repayment period is up to 36months

Ceiling

Amounts are 4 times the balance of the Jijenge savings

Product

Development Loan

Brief description

Available to all account holders

Interest rate

Interest rate is at a reducing balance

Collateral

Title deed, logbook and fixed deposit

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 48 months

Ceiling

Loans are up to KES 50,000,000

Requirements

  • 2/3 rule must apply

Product

Asset Finance

Brief description

Available to salaried employees, pensioners, dairy and tea farmers

Interest rate

Interest rate is at a reducing balance

Collateral

Title deed, logbook and fixed deposit

Duration

Maximum repayment period of up to 36 months

Ceiling

Loan is from 80% of the total purchase price. Customer to meet the balance of 20%

Requirements

  • 2/3 rule must apply
  • Must be insured through Mapa insurance agency
  • In case of a motor vehicle, joint registration must be done and logbook will be held by the Sacco until loan id fully paid
  • The motor vehicle should be less than 8 years of age

Product

LPO Financing

Brief description

Available to all our customers

Ceiling

Maximum 2/3 of the LPO with a maximum of Kshs 500 000/=

Product

Overdraft Loan

Brief description

Available to all our customers

Requirements

  • Accounts should have a deposit turnover of more than KES 200,000 per month

Contacts

 

K-Unity Sacco      

Mapa House, 8th Floor                                           

Biashara Street, Kiambu Town                                

P.O Box 268-00900,                                                 

Kiambu-Kenya.


Phone: +254 20 2047 678


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