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1. OPENING OF CENTRAL DEPOSITORY SYSTEM(CDS)ACCOUNTS FOR KENYA GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
  • Prospective investors wishing to buy or trade in any Kenya Government securities are required to open a CDS account with the Central Bank of Kenya. The CDS account acts as the investor’s securities holding and trading account.
  • Investors may choose to open the CDS accounts directly with the Central Bank of Kenya or open a client account through an authorised agent which includes, commercial banks, investments banks, stock brokers and investment advisors. It should however be noted that no fee is charged for opening and maintenance of the CDS accounts opened directly at the Central Bank of Kenya.
  • CDS accounts may be opened in the names of individual investors or corporate entities. Individual investors may open CDS accounts either singly or jointly, while the corporate investors include companies, co-operatives and other societies, insurance companies, banks , non- Bank financial institutions, NGO’S and entities established by statutes, which are mainly State Corporations.


The Central Bank of Kenya will keep the public informed in case of any changes.

2. REQUIRMENTS


3. SAMPLES OF CDS ACCOUNTS MANDATE CARDS