Njuguna Ndung’u: The Africa Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI) Opening remarks by Prof Njuguna Ndung’u, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, at the Inaugural African Roundtable Meeting to launch the “Africa Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI)”, co-hosted by the Bank of Tanzania, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and Central Bank of Kenya, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 14–15 February 2013.
*  *  *  Professor Benno Ndulu, Governor, Bank of Tanzania; Alfred Hannig, Executive Director, Alliance for Financial Inclusion; Professor Mwangi Kimenyi, Director, African Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution; Distinguished Guests and Colleagues; Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the co-hosts, Bank of Tanzania, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and Central Bank of Kenya, it is my honour to extend a warm welcome to all of you to Zanzibar, Tanzania to participate in the “Inaugural Leaders Roundtable meeting to launch the Africa Mobile Phone Financial Services Policy Initiative (AMPI).” It is indeed encouraging to note that the efforts by all the pertinent players to make this launch a success are being realized today.