Mr Ndegwa is a long-serving public servant who became President Jomo Kenyatta’s Head of the Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet. Mr Ndegwa was the first post-independence Head of Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet in Kenya.

For Kenya and other countries, the time is now to build a truly sustainable financial system that works for and with the people. Ultimately all financing should be green. The stakes are high.

The suspension of digital lenders from CRB reporting had seen a massive decline in the volumes of loans they issued. According to the industry lobby - the Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) - the value of loans issued each month fell by over 50% to Ksh2 billion.

Lenders were compelled to issue 90-day notices to borrowers to regularize their loans before resuming CRB blacklisting.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the policy-formulating organ of the Central Bank of Kenya, met on 29th September, 2020.

The awards attracted 47 entries from 14 financial institutions in a ceremony was presided over by Central Bank Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge.