Kenya
Former Kenyan governor is accused of being racist
Kenya's former central bank governor Micah Cheserem was on Wednesday accused of making racist remarks. Businessman Kamlesh Pattni's lawyer alleged that Mr Cheserem told the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee that "Indians have ruined Kenya's economy…
Central Bank of Kenya to be sued
KENYA - The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) yesterday took the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to court seeking to recover over Sh258 million.
Central Bank of Kenya - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Kenya has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Stock exchange wants autonomy for Kenya's c bank
KENYA - The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) board of directors want the Kenyan constitution to increase the autonomy of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
Central Bank of Kenya aims for Donde Act removal
KOREA - Bankers and the Central Bank of Kenya now want the entire Donde Act declared null, reports the East African Daily Nation web site.
Kenya banks take govt to court over rate law
KENYA - Kenyan banks have taken the government to court to challenge a new law to regulate interest rates, as it would apply retroactively to loans already issued, officials said on 21 August.
Kenya unable to pass anticorruption legislation
US - The United States regrets Kenya was unable to pass an anticorruption bill to pave the way for receiving International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid and restarting an economy in its worst shape since the 1960s, the State Department said yesterday, 15…
Kenyan c bank chief laments rising interest rates
KENYA - The Central Bank of Kenya said on 18 July its efforts to restructure the government's debt were on track but lamented its inability to keep interest rates down due to a squeeze in government finances.
New Kenya cbank governor to focus on inflation
KENYA - Kenya's new central bank governor said on Apr 24 the bank's focus would remain on controlling inflation and addressing supply side constraints hindering economic growth.
Kenya central bank governor Cheserem replaced
KENYA - Kenya's widely respected central bank governor Micah Cheserem has stepped down and been replaced by pensions official Nahashon Ngige Nyagah, the government announced on Apr 4, 2001.
IMF, Kenya to negotiate on reform package
An IMF team will visit Kenya next month to push for further reforms to put the country's aid programme back on track, officials said on Feb 28, 2001.
Kenya's cbank to lift protection of local banks
Micah Cheserem, governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, has disclosed that his government might no longer be bound to protect local banks from competitions by international banks, local media reported on Feb 18, 2001. Cheserem made the remarks at the…
Kenya annual inflation falls to 6.0 pct in January
Kenya's annual inflation rate eased to 6.0 percent in January 2001 from 7.5 percent in December 2000 due to a fall in food and fuel prices, the central bank said on Feb. 6. "The general decline in inflationary pressure was mainly in the fall in the…
Kenyan shilling weakens further on IMF concerns
The Kenyan shilling extended its decline against the dollar but at a slower pace on Dec 22 amid continued concerns about the future of Kenya's IMF aid programmme, dealers said.
Kenyan rate bill MP wants cenbank chief to go
A Kenyan parliamentarian whose controversial bill to control commercial bank interest rates was passed by parliament this week now wants the country's central bank governor to resign.
Kenya bill to control bank interest rates passed
Kenya's parliament today passed with amendments the Donde bill that seeks to regulate interest rates charged by commercial banks.
Kenyan parliament passes bank bill on 2nd reading
Kenya's parliament passed a controversial bill seeking to regulate commercial bank loan rates on its second reading on Wednesday, but politicians said amendments would be tabled to the bill on Thursday.
Kenya banks try to head off interest rate controls
Kenya's commercial banks have offered to reduce interest rates on their loans in a move aimed at persuading parliament not to introduce tight controls on lending rates.
Kenya cenbank says economic growth has slowed
Kenya's economic growth is estimated to have declined to 0.4% in the 12 months to August, from 1.4% in the previous year, the Central Bank of Kenya said.