Central Bank of Kenya

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The Central Bank of Kenya is Kenya's central bank. The bank is located in Nairobi. In March 2006, the governor of the bank, Dr. Andrew Mullei, was suspended and as of December 2006 is on trial. The acting governor of the bank is currently Deputy bank governor Jacinta Mwatela.

The bank's name is abbreviated to "CBK".

Central Bank of Kenya was founded in 1966 after the dissolution of East Africa Currency Board (EACB).

[edit] See also

• Central banks and currencies of Africa
• Economy of Kenya
• List of central banks
• Kenyan shilling

[edit] External links

• Central Bank of Kenya
• AfricaDatabase's Central Bank of Kenya article
• "Kenya: No Governor Please, We Are Kenyans" news story from AllAfrica, on the central bank's governorship job vacancy, dated December 2006