Press Releases

CMA announces University Challenge winners
Nairobi, 24 March, 2016…As part of its strategy of promoting investor education among the youth, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has awarded a prize of Kshs150,000 for investment in listed securities to Gabriel Mbiti from JKUAT, the winner of the just concluded Nairobi County Capital Markets University Challenge. The Challenge, which has been running from […]

CMA Acting Chief Executive receives further international recognition
Nairobi March 16, 2016……The Capital Market Authority (CMA) Kenya’s Acting Chief Executive, Mr. Paul Muthaura, has been elected the Vice Chair of the Africa Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for a two-year term, starting May 2016. Mr. Muthaura will further continue to serve on the IOSCO Board, […]

New Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies and Guidelines on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Capital Markets gazetted
Nairobi, 9 March, 2016…The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) recognizes the support of the National Treasury resulting in the gazettement of the Code of Corporate Governance Practices for Issuers of Securities to the Public, 2016 and Guidelines on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in the Capital Markets, 2016. The new laws were gazetted […]

CMA approves the first Kenyan Development REIT Schemes, promoted by Fusion Capital
Nairobi, March 02, 2015…As part of efforts to deepen the capital markets, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted approval for the issue and listing of two Development Real Estate Investment Trust Schemes (D-REIT) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The two schemes, issued by Fusion Capital Limited, are a commercial and a residential D-REIT. The […]