17  -8meetings is to articulate that perspective and perhaps persuade their colleagues to revise their own perspectives--or vice versa. A member of a committee may well have valuable economic information not known by their colleagues until he or she relays it. This point has been brought home to me by Reserve Bank presidents’ accounts of recent economic developments in their Districts.
I also warmly welcome the Executive Secretary of the AACB whose presence and contributions in the deliberations we look forward to. We also appreciate the presence of the Chief Executives of other Financial Sector Regulatory Authorities in Kenya, whose presence here today signifies the all important synergy required between the different regulators in the process of financial integration. Hon.