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CBK vetting bank directors afresh to weed out rotten eggs

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CBK chairman Mohamed Nyaoga (left) engages the Centre for Corporate Governance CEO, Dr Joshua Okumbe, during the CCG Alumni Grand Reunion on corporate governance. Photo: Courtesy.

The Central Bank of Kenya is re-vetting directors of banking institutions and senior managers afresh to weed out people with questionable integrity or conflicts of interest.

CBK chairman Mohamed Nyaoga said Friday the re-vetting has been necessitated by recent bank failures that threatened to crush the confidence in Kenya’s banking system. He said fresh vetting, backed with strengthening of banks’ corporate governance structures, would ensure holders of board and management play their roles effectively.

Mr Nyaoga said this when he opened the Centre for Corporate Governance (CCG) Alumni Grand Reunion at the Radisson Blu hotel in Nairobi. “Most of the banking problems we have had were related to weak corporate governance perpetuated through internal fraud,” he said. “CBK has put in place stronger governance measures, among them re-vetting of directors and senior managers when they are under any disciplinary action or for any violation of the law or suspected malpractices.”

The most recent bank failures include Dubai Bank, Chase Bank and Imperial Bank. Chase Bank was revived almost immediately while Imperial Bank, where Ksh42 billion was lost, is still under receivership.

During the event, the Centre for Corporate Governance launched a continent-wide network of good corporate governance champions drawn from its pool of 13,184 alumni, which will ensure the transformational role of best practices is felt in various organisations. “We must see the impact of corporate governance beyond boardrooms into the societal, national and international arena,” said Dr Joshua Okumbe, the chief executive of CCG.

He said corporate governance has a significant impact on the strategic direction economies take, both at corporate and national levels in mobilizing and allocation of resources.

He noted that recent corporate failures in Kenya such as Uchumi Supermarkets were a result of lack of best practices in governance. Dr Okumbe said corporate governance is especially important in banks since financial institutions affect the lives of many people.

CBK says it has increased vigilance on banks to ensure stability in the industry. Mr Nyaoga said the regulator has fortified its supervisory staff and recruited more experts in ICT and auditing to enhance scrutiny of banks processes including corporate governance practices, integrity of information and disclosure requirements.

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