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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is seeking powers to regulate, supervise and enforce compliance for Anti-Money Laundering under the Microfinance Bill 2026.
Kenya's foreign exchange reserves are set to climb to a seven-month high, bolstered by proceeds from the sale of a 15 per cent government stake in telecoms giant Safaricom
President William Ruto has signed a new law allowing the CBK to buy and hold locally mined gold, a move aimed at strengthening foreign reserves and supporting the country's mining sector.
President Ruto signs the CBK (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2023 into law, boosting banking oversight and pension reforms.
Rising fuel prices linked to the Iran conflict have pushed Kenya’s inflation to a 16-month high.
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are being locked out of formal credit, not because they are risky borrowers, but because banking regulations are structurally biased against agriculture
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