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Mwalimu’s Kenneth Odhiambo Clinches SACCO CEO of The Year Award
At Mwalimu National SACCO, Mr Odhiambo with transformative leadership skills, runs the largest deposit-taking SACCO in Kenya, with a balance sheet size worth KSh 68.89 billion, KSh 52.19 billion in member deposits, loan book size of KSh 47.99 billion and Total Income of KSh 9.32 billion at the end of 2024.
By Jackson OKOTH
Strategic Nest Corporation, a premier research-driven communications and public relations firm, has picked Kenneth Odhiambo Opiyo, Chief Executive of Mwalimu National SACCO, as CEO of the Year in the SACCOs and Microfinance Category.
Opiyo is among those on the list of Strategic Business & Leadership Awards 2025 winners, which also includes CEOs from various other sectors.
Opiyo, a Certified Public Accountant, received recognition for his visionary leadership and one of the change makers in Kenya’s SACCO business.
“We believe Africa’s greatest wealth is not its land, minerals or industries-it is her people. And yet, the real change –makers are rarely celebrated. That’s why we built The Nest- a home where Africa’s excellence is recognized, nurtured and given wings to inspire generations,” said Samwel Njari, CEO Strategic Nest Corporation and Head of Secretariat.
The Strategic Nest Corporation team conducted months of research which included community voices to identify potential candidates across 50 categories.
The process, which began in December 2024, looked at a pool of 297 CEOs and 362 Corporates. The Corporation endorsed 25 CEOs, 30 Corporates and 10 Special Recognitions, who independently vetted and verified each candidate.
On 7th November 2025, the Corporation will organise a prestigious award gala at the Villa Rosa Kempinski to honour the winners.