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DP Kindiki during the 104th Ushirika Day celebrations at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. [DPCS]

The government is fast-tracking a new Cooperatives Bill meant to modernise the sector and benefit the millions of Kenyans who belong to cooperative societies, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said on Saturday.

President William Ruto is expected to sign the bill into law within a month, a step that would overhaul the sector to make it more transparent, efficient and technologically capable.

"Within a month, the bill will be signed into law by the president so that we can modernise this sector, improve transparency and governance, and make it digitally conversant," the DP said.