About us

A cooperative grown in Northern Uganda, carried forward by 167 farmer groups.

NUTOFA SACCO LTD is a member-owned savings and credit cooperative based in Gulu, registered under Uganda's Co-operative Societies Act in 2022.

Members are tractor owners, operators, mechanics, dealers and the smallholder farming households who depend on them, across Acholi, Lango, Karamoja and West Nile.

2018

Founded

2022

Registered SACCO

167

Farmer groups

Tier 4

SACCO licence

Why this cooperative exists

The lines we drew under the tree in 2018.

OUR MISSION

To promote unity, savings, members' support and shared socio-economic development projects that promote usage of farm mechanization by empowering members through trainings, education and wise investment.

OUR VISION

To generate and disseminate agricultural mechanization knowledge, technologies and innovations for increased productivity, and be among the best managed SACCOs in Uganda.

OUR GOAL

To empower members to generate wealth by saving labour costs and having effective linkages to mechanization financial services in Northern Uganda.

Our story

From a constitution under a tree to a registered SACCO.

2018 September

Constitution adopted

Tractor owners, operators, mechanics, dealers and farming households adopt the founding constitution at a meeting in Gulu.
2022 17 Feb

Registered under the Co-operative Societies Act

NUTOFA SACCO LTD is granted Certificate of Registration No. 12109/RCS, a member-owned cooperative under Uganda law.
2023

Member base passes 1,000

Through farmer-group consolidation across Acholi and Lango, paid-up membership crosses the first thousand.
2024

Lakang Mechanization Hub plan adopted

The cooperative receives 10 acres in Amuru District and approves a multi-year service centre plan: tractors, threshing, drying, storage.
2025 Dec

First NUTOFA Marathon

Members and partners run together in Gulu, raising the cooperative's maternal-health support fund.
2026 Feb

AGM 2026 declares first dividend

A 6.5 % dividend declared on member savings, with the Lakang 2024–2028 plan formally adopted by the membership.

Values

The five we hold each other to.

Accountability

Open books. Elected committees. AGM votes. One member, one vote at every governance moment.

Commitment

A monthly savings habit. We show up: for our savings, our loans, our trainings, and each other.

Equity

A woman's twenty thousand shillings carries the same weight at this table as anyone else's.

Transparency

Loan ceilings and dues are published. No hidden fees. The ledger is read at every AGM.

Teamwork

Every guarantor is a member, not a stranger. We vouch for each other, season after season.

Leadership

Elected by members. Reporting to members.

The Chairman and Manager carry the cooperative's public contact lines. For other committee roles, reach the secretariat first.

Chairman

Mr. Achac Robert Okok

Leads the Management Committee. Public point of contact for the cooperative.

+256 772 793 198

Manager · Secretariat

Mr. Bongomin Samuel

Runs day-to-day operations and member services from the head office in Gulu.

+256 702 938 786

Management Committee

The committee, on the record.

Five elected members hold portfolios alongside the Chairman and Manager. The five carry the day-to-day work of running the cooperative on members' behalf.

DK

Vice-Chairperson

Mrs. Doris J. Komakech
NA

Secretary

Mr. Nyeko Allan
LA

Assistant Secretary

Ms. Lagum Faith Aloyo
AM

Treasurer

Ms. Aber Kevin Monica
TL

Mobilizer / Publicity

Mr. Toolit Livan

Supporting committees

Four hands on the wheel beneath the committee.

Oversight, vetting, investments, and loans — each held by a separate, elected committee that reports back to the Management Committee and the AGM.

Supervisory Committee

Independent oversight on books, governance and compliance.

Vetting Committee

Reviews applications for membership and committee office.

Investment Committee

Approves placements and strategic investments by the SACCO.

Loan Committee

Reviews and approves member loan applications.

Regulatory standing

Tier 4 SACCO Licence No. 0435/SC

Issued for the 2026 financial year by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Money Lenders (Amendment) Act, CAP (61). Valid 30 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026. Cooperative registration C/S No. 12109/RCS.

Licence

No. 0435/SC

Tier 4 SACCO · 2026

Registration

C/S No. 12109/RCS

Co-operative Societies Statute

Issued by

Ministry of Finance

Planning & Economic Development

We are still building. Come help us hold the line.

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