Q&A With SACCOs Authority CEO John Mwaka Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority(Sasra) CEO John Mwaka faced questions about the Sacco sector from members of the public via Sunday Nation. The limitation on the number of saccos one can belong to (no more than one serving similar purpose) is discriminative and nowhere else is such a principle applied. What is so unique about saccos? Joan Nafula, Maseno The rationale is to avoid SACCOs from competing in an unhealthy way. For, instance, if we allow this practice, an employer will be in a dilemma on which deduction should be implemented first if both of them require loan repayment from the same payroll. However, a person can belong to more than two cooperatives if they do not serve the same objective. An employee with a tea plantation can belong to an employer-based Sacco and also one that receives payment for tea proceeds.