Safaricom Sacco, CEO Joseph Njoroge win Champions of Governance Awards 2023

Safaricom Sacco and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joseph Njoroge have been feted as the Champions of Governance Awards 2023.
The Sacco emerged as the winner of the award organised by the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS).
Njoroge was honoured as the Champions of Governance Award 2023 winner CEO of the Year in the Sacco/Cooperative sector category.
The CEO expressed his joy for the award, attributing the victory to the support and love of family, friends and colleagues.
“I am humbled and grateful for the recognition bestowed upon me with this award. This achievement would not have been possible without the unwavering support and love of my family, friends, colleagues and well-wishers. Thank you for the honour and for inspiring me to continue striving towards excellence,” said Njoroge.
Njoroge steered Safaricom Sacco from an Asset base of KSh 6 billion to KSh 11 billion in 5 years since he was appointed to the position.
Aim of Champions of Governance Award
The Champions of Governance Award aims at promoting practices in good governance in the following ways:-
- Recognition of practice and application of good governance in both the
public and private sector entities. - Recognition of innovations in organizations that support good governance.
- Encouraging organizations to focus on the enhancement of good governance.
- Promoting and recognizing research work concerning good governance
practices.
Safaricom DT Sacco was crowned among the top societies that bagged awards during the 101st
International Day of Cooperatives, commonly known as Ushirika Day in Kenya.
Other awards by Safaricom Sacco
The Sacco not only secured first position in various categories but also demonstrated its commitment to
technology optimization, customer-centricity, and value creation.
The Sacco was crowned position one in Technology Optimization Countrywide, Technology Optimization Deposit Taking SACCOs Tier 1, Most Improved Deposit Taking SACCOs Employer-based SACCOs Tier 1, Best in Deposit Management Deposit Taking SACCOs Employer-based SACCOs Tier 1 and position three Most Efficient Deposit Taking SACCOs Employer-based SACCOs Tier 1.
The Sacco Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joseph Njoroge welcomes the victory and outstanding performance, saying it is the spanner in the society’s transformational agenda that focuses on member value creation, improved service delivery and sustainability.
“We have done it again! We take pride in consistently being rated and ranked among the top SACCOs in the country. This recognition is a testament to our unwavering dedication to improving our services for our members. It motivates us to continue setting higher standards within the cooperative movement and the financial sector at large,” said Njoroge, during an exclusive interview with Sacco Trend Magazine.