Kenya
10 regulators · 24 laws & regulations · 17 obligations · 14 enforcement actions · 1 upcoming deadline
Regulators of Kenya
| Regulator | Acronym | Established | Supervises | Official site | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Markets Authority Primary | CMA | — | Capital Markets · Asset & Wealth Management · Crypto / VDA | Official site | |
Kenya's capital markets regulator, established by section 5 of the Capital Markets Act; it is also one of the two authorities designated under section 5 of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025. | |||||
| Central Bank of Kenya Primary | CBK | 1966 | Banking · NBFC / Non-bank Lending · Payments & Fintech · Crypto / VDA | Official site | |
Kenya's central bank, set up under the Central Bank of Kenya Act, which was assented to on 24 March 1966 and commenced on 29 March 1966. | |||||
| Financial Reporting Centre Primary | FRC | — | Banking · Insurance · Capital Markets · Payments & Fintech · Crypto / VDA · DNFBPs (Lawyers, Accountants, Dealers) | Official site | |
Body corporate established by section 21 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act as Kenya's financial intelligence unit. | |||||
| Insurance Regulatory Authority Primary | IRA | — | Insurance | Official site | |
Statutory body corporate established by section 3 of the Insurance Act, headed by a Commissioner of Insurance who is its chief executive. | |||||
| Office of the Data Protection Commissioner Primary | ODPC | 2019 | All industries | Official site | |
Independent State office and body corporate created by section 5 of the Data Protection Act, 2019, which came into force on 25 November 2019. | |||||
| Retirement Benefits Authority Primary | RBA | 2000 | Asset & Wealth Management | Official site | |
Pensions regulator whose origins its website traces to the Retirement Benefits Act No. 3 of 1997; the Authority itself was established in October 2000. | |||||
| Communications Authority of Kenya | CA | — | Telecom & Tech | Official site | |
Statutory body corporate established by section 3(1) of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, with its headquarters in Nairobi. | |||||
| Competition Authority of Kenya | CAK | — | All industries | Official site | |
Competition and consumer-protection authority that describes itself as established under the Competition Act, Cap. 504, with the tagline "Creating Efficient Markets for Consumers". | |||||
| Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission | EACC | — | All industries | Official site | |
Kenya's anti-corruption commission, established under section 3 of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act in line with Article 79 of the Constitution; its stated vision is "An integrity driven Kenyan society". | |||||
| SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority | SASRA | — | NBFC / Non-bank Lending | Official site | |
Public regulator of savings and credit cooperatives, created under the Sacco Societies Act, 2008. | |||||
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