The theme of the conference “Intermediation towards Deepening of Financial Inclusion” is especially fitting, given Kenya’s progress on financial inclusion and pondering the challenges that lie ahead. Allow me to begin my remarks by considering Kenya’s recent experience on this front, and specifically, as concerns the banking sector in its role of financial intermediation.
Ladies and Gentlemen: In Kenya, as I have alluded, we are in the process of enacting a comprehensive Anti Money Laundering legislation. However, this is not to say that there are no measures in place at the moment to deter money laundering.