Rights and Obligations of a Member

Rights and Obligation of Members.

Rights of a Member

A right is what a member of a co-operative deserves to be given, or is entitled to get, enjoy or feel. In order to enjoy these rights, a member must have paid the necessary membership fees and purchased at least one minimum share and also have deposits in the Sacco Society.

These rights are:-

• to attend and participate in general meetings.
• to elect and be elected to the organs of the society subject to this by-laws.
• to enjoy the use of all facilities and services of the society subject to the by-laws.
• to receive periodically and regularly or upon request a statement of account in respect of transactions with the society.
• to access all legitimate information relating to the society including: internal regulations, registers, minutes of general meetings, annual accounts, inventories and investigation reports at the registered office of the society subject to any regulations in force.
• to transfer shares.
• to share in the profits of the society, if any.
• to vote on all matters put before the general meeting of the society.
• to appoint a nominee.
• to ask for a special general meeting subject to the rules and the society by-laws.

Members Obligations/Duties

The conferment of rights to a member also demands that a certain obligations be fulfilled. A member's obligation is what the society expects from a member. As much as a member enjoys rights from the society, he has an obligation to:-

• attend and participate in passing resolutions at general meetings.
• observe and comply with all the society's by-laws and decisions made by organs of the society in accordance with the by-laws.
• buy and pay-up for shares or make any payments as provided for in the by-laws of the society.
• patronize the society's products.
• attend members' education meetings.
• repay loans as per the agreement.
• promote the society and its service or products.
• pay for the debts of the society at the time of liquidation where the assets are insufficient to meet liabilities.
• support projects of the society approved by the relevant authority.