The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) was set up in 1989 as a statutory agency under the Capital Markets Act Cap 485A. It is charged with the prime responsibility of both regulating and developing an orderly, fair and efficient capital markets in Kenya with the view to promoting market integrity and investor confidence.

The Authority mission is to make Kenya’s capital market the premier choice for investors and issuers through robust regulation, supporting innovation and enhanced investor protection. This mission will be achieved through the adoption of dynamic and evolving capital markets regulation, proactive development practices and outcome-based actions designed to ensure that the Kenyan market will be positioned to compete with the best globally.
The Authority continue to partner with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the implementation of the diaspora policy including hosting of diaspora conferences. In doing this, it leverages on social media to host live conferences to better utilize its resources. This is expected to be impactful given the level of diaspora inflows that are mostly invested in direct real estate investments.
It’s in this regard we have put together some investor education and public awareness information that you may find useful as an investor living in the diaspora. This information is aimed at helping you access content and links to information that is critical to making informed choices on opportunities available for investment the Kenyan Capital Markets.