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Lucas Mogire’s Transformative
Leadership at Tabasuri Dt Sacco

By Solo Juniour Born in 1972, Lucas Nyandusi Mogire Lucas was raised in a Christian family
presided over a successful period at and was a member of the Catholic
Former Tabasuri DT SACCO Tabasuri DT SACCO, leaving a rich legacy. Church: Our Lady of Fatma Catholic
Chairman Lucas Mogire Church Kongowea Parish. In 1 993,
Until his untimely demise on August 6th Lucas offered a hand in marriage to
2019, Lucas worked at the Kenya Marine Beatrice Kwamboka whom together
and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI). bore two children; Brian Nyandusi
KMFRI is a State Corporation established in Matundura and Stacy Kerubo
1979 by the Science and Technology Act, Nyandusi.
Cap 250 of the Laws of Kenya.
He sat for KCPE at Kegati Primary
Through his work at KMFRI, Lucas was School in 1986 and was admitted
elected to serve as chairman of Tabasuri to the prestigious Kisii High School
DT SACCO. He also served a CIC delegate which at the time, was one of the few
representing the Coastal region. provincial schools in Nyanza. He sat
for his KCSE in 1990.
Before joining KMFRI, Lucas served in
various capacities between 1992 and In 2018, Lucas was conferred a degree
2002 within the Electoral Commission Human Resource from Technical
of Kenya (ECK).These positions included University of Mombasa (T.U.M).
registration officer, polling clerk and
presiding officer. Lucas was also honored Born to a large extended family, Lucas
to serve as supervisor at the government is son to William Mogire Matundura
agency - National Housing and Population and late Pacifica Mogire.
Census in 1999 and 2009.

Kanisa SACCO Empowering Members for 38 Years

Founded in 1981, Kanisa SACCO has grown to have a strong SACCO’s promise is supporting its members to build
financial base and attracted membership from more than 20 their economic base through saving and borrowing.
institutions, both faith-based and non-faith based; as well as The SACCO offers its members different savings
many individual contributing members. vehicles, loan products and services at affordable
interest rates and with friendly terms and conditions.
Members of Kanisa SACCO Management, Supervisory Committee, Staff and
representatives of SureStep Systems and Solutions Limited pose after the launch On joining a member is required to pay KES 1,000
of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP System. (Photo courtesy: Kanisa SACCO) joining fee, buy at least 300 shares worth KES
6,000 and contribute a minimum of KES 2,000 per
Founded by staff of the All Africa products and services for members’ month which form the deposits of the member. Such
Conference of Churches, Kanisa economic empowerment, Kanisa deposits earn interests that are distributed after
Savings and Credit Cooperative SACCO has continued to encourage every Annual General Meeting.
Society Limited is a membership its members to save part of their
based financial institution licensed earnings, and through a pooled In order to ensure multifaceted approaches to
to undertake Back Office Savings mechanism, borrow loans to meet strengthening the culture of saving among members,
Activities. Guided by the vision to various needs. apart from the main deposits account, Kanisa SACCO
be the leading one-stop financial has developed two types of Savings Schemes – one
institution providing diverse With a membership of over 2,800 for members (Jiokoe Savings Account) and another
members and still growing, Kanisa one for their children (Mwanangu Savings Account).
This is also to enable the future membership of
the SACCO (members’ children) start inculcating
a saving culture at an early stage. The SACCO also
runs a subsidiary company, Kanisa Holdings Limited
(www.kanisaholdings.co.ke)

For membership enquiries;
call 0714612049, email info@kanisa-sacco.org or
visit www.kanisa-sacco.org. You can also find them
on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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