*  *  *  Mr. Pawan Hegde, Managing Director – Governance Risk and Compliance, Thomson Reuters; Mr. Paul Muthaura, Acting Chief Executive Officer; Capital Markets Authority; Distinguished Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen: I am privileged to be with you this morning for this landmark summit.
Let me first convey the best wishes of the Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury, Mr. Henry Rotich who was supposed to deliver the opening keynote speech today. Due to emerging exigencies, the Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury has asked me to represent him this morning. Let me also thank the organisers of this conference Thompson Reuters and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA).