This is an Act of parliament for the establishment of the National Environmental Council, elucidating the functions, procedures, powers and management. The Act also outlines the environmental planning, protection and conservation of the environment, environmental impact assessment, environmental audit and monitoring, environmental conservation orders, inspection, international treaties, national environmental tribunals, and other general provisions.

This Act is an amendment to the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999.

This policy guidance governs the issue of Asset Backed Securities pending the amendment and new regulations for the Capital Market Act. The policy guidance outlines the requirements for a prospectus or offering memorandum, structure of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), types of securities that can be issued as an Asset Backed Security.

This policy document highlights the responsibilty for issuance of depositary receipts and notes; pre-listing requirements for in-bound depositary receipts; approvals for in-bound and out-bound depositary receipts; requirements for depositary securities; the role of various market participants; cancellation of depositary receipts and notes and other related guidance.

In line with the Capital Market Act, this guideline outlines the requirements for approval and registration of Credit Rating Agencies in Kenya.

The list of subsidiary legislation included in this document include: individual retirement benefit scheme regulations; occupational retirement benefit scheme regulations; retirement benefit tribunal rules; retirement benefit transitional regulations; retirement mortgage loans regulations; retirement administrators regulations; and other related legislation.

This is an Act of Parliament for the establishment of the Retirement Benefit Authority for the regulation, supervision, and promotion and registration of retirement benefit schemes in Kenya and other related matters.

The purpose of this guideline is to ensure the suitability of persons involved in the ownership, stewardship and management of insurers in other to function effectively in their role as insurers.

Takaful is an alternative to conventional insurance based on the principles of mutuality, cooperation and shared responsibility for joint indemnity and solidarity of participants. This document highlights the operational guidelines for the operation of takaful insurance arrangement.

These regulations are for the participation of foreign investors in the Kenya Capital Market including registration of shareholders; declaration of investors status; report by listed companies; deposit of share certificate with an authorized depository; reports of authorized depository; and other related matters.

These regulations on take-overs and mergers covers: take-over procedures, obligations of offeror in relation to offer, obligation of offeree in relation to offer, and other general regulations.

These regulations specifies the condition for demutualization, the application of demutualization, procedure for authority receiving the application, resolutions of demutualization exchange, and other related regulations.

This is an Act of Parliament for the establishment of the Capital Market Authority with responsibility for promoting, regulating and facilitating the development of the Kenyan capital market and for the effective and efficient operations of the Kenyan capital market as well as other related matters.

These are the general regulations governing the derivative market in Kenya including licensing requirements and duties of the derivative exchange; clearing house of a derivative exchnage; approval of derivative contracts; licensing of derivative brokers; conduct of derivatives business; inspection; market offences and penalties; and other general provisions.

The regulations specifies the licensing requirements for participants in the capital market including: securities exchange, stockbrokers and dealers, investment advisers and fund managers, investment banks, authorised securities dealers, disclosure of information, and other related provisions.

These regulations on securities lending, borrowing and short-selling specifies the criteria for lending and borrowing; individual qualification for lending and borrowing; securities lending and borrowing agreement; reporting of transactions; collateral for securities lending and borrowing trandsactions; rights and obligations of lenders and borrowers; securities permitted for short-selling; individual qualified to short-sell; requirement for short-selling; penalties for breach of regulations and other related provisions.

This is an Act of parliament for the establishment of central depositories and for their regulation and operation and other related provisions. The Act highlights provisions relating to immobilised securities; securities account and records; central deposit settlement and guarantee arrangements; and other general provisions.

This legislative supplement contains several guidelines for the insurance sector including: valuation of technical provision for general insurance business guidelines; valuation of technical provision for life insurance business guidelines; and capital adequacy guidelines.

The objective of this regulation is to ensure effective and efficient management of insurers risk profiles, liquidity needs, liquidity profiles in line with international best practices and prudent investment management guidelines.

These regualtions covers: the conduct of public lotteries; the conduct of prize competition; the SMS lottery regulations; conduct of gaming; and other internal control measures.