Crypto & Digital Assets - Kenya

DevelopingVirtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025 (in force 4 Nov 2025), operationalised by the draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026; jointly administered by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Capital Markets Authority (CMA).

Kenya's VASP Act, 2025 took effect on 4 November 2025, creating a statutory licensing and AML/CFT supervision regime for virtual-asset businesses, but no licences have yet been issued because the implementing regulations are still in draft. The National Treasury published draft VASP Regulations 2026, whose public-consultation window closed 10 April 2026; the final rules are expected to be gazetted shortly, after which existing operators have until 4 November 2026 to comply. Exchanges fall under CMA oversight, while custody, payments and stablecoin issuance sit with CBK.

Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →