By Andrew Kariuki
The High Court has granted the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operative Organisation (KUSCCO) a temporary reprieve by suspending the auction of its offices over a disputed Ksh108.8 million debt.
In orders issued under a certificate of urgency, Justice Linus Kassan granted a 30-day stay of execution, halting all enforcement actions, including the ongoing auction process, against KUSCCO’s property.
The orders followed an urgent application filed by KUSCCO on January 27, 2026, through its advocate Cecil Miller, seeking to stop execution proceedings initiated by PCEA Ruiru Co-operative Savings and Credit Society Limited.
Court records show that PCEA Ruiru SACCO had extracted warrants dated January 19, 2026 and proceeded to proclaim KUSCCO’s assets on January 28, 2026, as part of efforts to recover the disputed amount.
In his application, Miller told the court that unless the execution was halted, the auction would proceed and cause irreparable loss, severely disrupting the operations of KUSCCO, the national umbrella body representing SACCOs across the country.
He further explained that KUSCCO had earlier filed a substantive application dated January 9, 2026, which had been fixed for hearing on February 11, 2026, but no interim orders had been granted at the time, leaving the organisation exposed to enforcement action.
Miller urged the court to intervene urgently, arguing that the continued execution would devastate the organisation and undermine its lawful rights before the pending application could be heard and determined.
In his ruling, Justice Kassan certified the matter as urgent and ordered that execution be stayed for 30 days from the date of the ruling.
The court further directed that service of the application be effected within two days, with both parties granted seven days to file their responses and written submissions.
The judge scheduled the matter for inter partes hearing on February 12, 2026, when the court will determine whether the stay orders should be extended or lifted.
The decision offers KUSCCO temporary relief as the court prepares to hear the substantive dispute.
Given KUSCCO’s central role in Kenya’s cooperative sector, the case is expected to attract close attention from SACCOs and other stakeholders, particularly on issues relating to debt recovery and institutional governance.
