Abstract: Corporate governance is the backbone of transparency, accountability, integrity and security of shareholders’ interest in an organization. An organization with poor corporate governance structure is likely to fail to achieve its objectives as well as have exposure to financial losses. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of corporate governance on the financial performance of Deposit-taking Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Nairobi City County, Kenya A purposive sampling method integrating qualitative and quantitative design methods was employed in this study.