Compliance calendar · East Africa
The East Africa SACCO Compliance Calendar
Dated regulatory obligations for SACCOs and Tier 4 lenders across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, each sourced and dated below. Filter by country and download a calendar file — the dates aren't a countdown, they're a reference you check on your own schedule.
Last verified . Annually-recurring entries below show their next upcoming occurrence, computed from today's date.
| Date | Country | Obligation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~28 September, annually | UG | PDPO annual data-protection compliance reportReported | Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 |
| 30 September 2026 | UG | Bank of Uganda RFSP cut-off: regulated financial service providers required to transact only with licensed large SACCOs | Bank of Uganda, deadline extension statement |
| ~30 September 2026 | KE | SASRA 2027 DT-SACCO licence renewal applications due (90-day rule)Reported | Kenyans.co.ke, SASRA renewal deadline reporting |
| 1 October, annually | UG | UMRA/Tier 4 licence renewal window opens (licences expire 31 Dec; renewal due 90 days before expiry) | UMRA, Regulation service page |
| 30 November 2026 | KE | SASRA FY2027 approved-auditor applications closeReported | SASRA-reporting via secondary sources |
| 31 December, annually | TZ | SACCOS internal audit plan approved by board (GN 675 reg. 57(3))Reported | Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission |
| 31 December, annually | UG | All UMRA/Tier 4 licences expire — renewal must be complete | UMRA, Regulation service page |
| 31 January, annually | UG | FIA annual AML/CFT compliance reportReported | Anti-Money Laundering Act 2013 |
| 15 March, annually | KE | Audited financial statements due to SASRA | Sacco Societies (Deposit-Taking Sacco Business) Regulations 2010 |
| 31 March, annually | RW | Cooperative AGM and profit-distribution deadlineReported | Law N° 024/2021 governing cooperatives (via RwandaLII) |
| 30 April, annually | KE | External-auditor statutory reports to SASRA (s.44(3)) | SACCO Societies Act No. 14 of 2008 |
| 30 April, annually | TZ | SACCOS audited accounts due to TCDC (4 months after 31 Dec year-end)Reported | Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission |