MCP server for community-group coordination in East Africa (jumuia = community)
Kenya's SACCOs and chamas move an enormous share of household savings and credit, yet the rules for forming one, the difference between a registered society and a limited company, and what members are actually entitled to are scattered across the Cooperative Societies Act, SASRA circulars and word of mouth. This server puts that guidance where an AI agent can reach it, in one call.
pip install jumuia-mcp
sacco_finder — Find SACCOs (Savings and Credit Cooperatives) in Kenya by sector, county, or type.chama_formation_guide — Return step-by-step guide to forming a chama (investment group) in Kenya.cooperative_benefits — Return benefits, structures, and types of cooperatives available in Kenya.sacco_loan_guide — Return indicative terms for a Kenyan SACCO loan product.cooperative_rights_query — Return the rights a Kenyan cooperative or SACCO member holds on a topic.from jumuia_mcp.server import chama_formation_guide
result = chama_formation_guide(members=12, purpose='savings')
# steps, legal structures, registration fees, merry-go-round maths
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jumuia-mcp": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "jumuia_mcp.server"]
}
}
}
Guidance is drawn from the Cooperative Societies Act and SASRA regulations. Fees and capital thresholds change — confirm with the Ministry of Cooperatives or sasra.or.ke before relying on a figure.
Every tool response carries a source field. Responses labelled DEMO are
illustrative reference data, not a live feed — verify against the authority
named in the response before acting on it.
This MCP server is one of 32 tools in the Kenya coordination infrastructure.
Connect it to africa-coord-bus —
the coordination event bus that routes signals between domains automatically.
pip install africa-coord-bus
All 32 servers: pypi.org/user/gmahia Live demo: coord-cascade-demo
MIT licensed. Feedback via GitHub Issues only — pull requests are not accepted. Demo data is labeled DEMO and is not suitable for operational decisions. Full policy: docs/architecture/IP_POLICY.md. Security reports: see SECURITY.md.
pip install reli-cli && reli list — 33 MCP servers on the official MCP Registry under io.github.gabrielmahiaModel-agnostic by design: closed APIs, open-weight models, and small distilled models are all first-class citizens.
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
uvx jumuia-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-gabrielmahia-jumuia-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jumuia-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referencejumuia-mcppypiio.github.gabrielmahia/jumuia-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.