Central Bank of Kenya

Central Bank of Kenya
Benki Kuu ya Kenya
Headquarters Nairobi
Established 1966 (1966)
Central bank of Kenya
Currency Kenyan shilling
KES (ISO 4217)
Preceded by East African Currency Board
Website www.centralbank.go.ke

The Central Bank of Kenya (Swahili: Benki Kuu ya Kenya) is Kenya's central bank. The bank is located in Nairobi. The bank's name is abbreviated to "CBK". Central Bank of Kenya was founded in 1966 after the dissolution of East African Currency Board (EACB).

Role of the Bank

The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the Maya Declaration during the 2011 Global Policy Forum in Mexico.

Management

Governor

The current governor of the bank is Patrick Ngugi Njoroge. Former Governors of the Bank are:[1]

Deputy Governor

The current Deputy Governor is Dr. Haron Sirima. Former Deputy Governors include:

Board of Directors

The composition of the current board of directors is as follows:[9]

See also

References

  1. http://www.centralbank.go.ke/index.php/former-governors
  2. Kenya Gazette. 7 January 1983. p. 2. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. Kenya Gazette. 16 October 1984. p. 1482. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. Kenya Gazette. 26 October 1986. p. 1398. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. Kenya Gazette. 10 January 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. Kenya Gazette. 4 July 1997. p. 1184. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. Kenya Gazette. 17 August 2001. p. 1832. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. Kenya Gazette. 27 May 2005. p. 1162. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  9. http://www.centralbank.go.ke/index.php/board-of-directors

External links

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