- CBK is bringing African financial leaders together for its 60th anniversary
- Experts will examine how AI is changing central banking and finance
- Governors are set to explore Africa’s push for greater monetary independence
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has marked 60 years since its establishment, opening a week of high-level engagements that bring African central bank governors, financial regulators, commercial banks, researchers and global experts together in Nairobi.
CBK was established on September 14, 1966, and is marking its Diamond Jubilee alongside the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB) and its inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference.
Scheduled for September 16, the AI Conference will examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping the financial sector. Discussions are expected to focus on its responsible use in monetary policy, financial regulation and supervision, financial stability and data analytics.
The following day, the AACB Governors Symposium will turn to a broader continental issue under the theme “African Monetary Integration and Financial Sovereignty: Strategic Perspectives in Reducing the Continent’s Dependence on International Institutions.”
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Kenya is hosting the AACB Annual Meetings from September 13 to 18 at the CBK Institute of Monetary Studies in Nairobi. The programme will conclude with the Assembly of Governors and a tree-planting exercise involving visiting governors.
President William Ruto is expected to serve as chief guest at the September 17 gala dinner, which forms part of the anniversary celebrations.
Altogether, the anniversary arrives with a policy-heavy agenda, placing CBK’s six-decade history alongside two of the financial sector’s pressing questions: how African monetary institutions can strengthen their independence, and how central banks should manage the opportunities and risks created by AI.
By Khayoyo Ian
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