{"id":435863,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/435863/?format=json","text_counter":56,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":840,"legal_name":"Florence Kajuju","slug":"florence-kajuju"},"content":"The Committee considered the East African Community Co-operative Societies Bill, 2014, clause by clause and deduced the following. Under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the principal legislation, or statute, governing the SACCCO societies is the Co- operative Societies Act (CSA), Cap.490, which is administered the Commissioner of Co- operative Societies. However, the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution classifies co- operative societies as a devolved function of the county governments. This means that registration of co-operative societies shall be devolved to the county governments. This will give power to county governments to enact their own county legislation to govern registration and regulation of co-operative societies within county jurisdictions."}