CBK starts hiring virtual asset supervisors before the rules are final
| Jurisdiction | Kenya (Africa) |
| Authority | Central Bank of Kenya |
| Instrument | statement |
| Status | milestone |
| Event date | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Coverage date | 7 May 2026 |
| Sources | HapaKenya report |
| Reference | cpm-2026-0004 |
CBK posted senior and managerial roles for virtual asset licensing and compliance while the VASP regulations were still in consultation. Read the sequencing: the regulator is building supervisory capacity ahead of the final rules, which points to licensing applications opening soon after gazettement, plausibly in Q3 2026. The hiring also confirms the division of labour in practice. CBK takes payment-side VASPs and stablecoin issuers; CMA takes exchanges, brokers and tokenization platforms. Regulators who staff up intend to enforce. Re-verified 6 July 2026: the final regulations remained ungazetted and licensing had not opened.
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