The Central Bank of Kenya Governor, Patrick Njoroge has been awarded as the best Africa’s Central Bank Governor, a few months after banging in another award.
Dr Njoroge received the Global Markets Central Bank Governor of the Year Award for Sub-Saharan Africa on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington, DC, according to a statement from the regulator.
In May this year (2016) he received the Central Bank Governor of the Year Award at an African Development Bank (AfDB) conference.
According to Global Markets, the governor was honored for his efforts to curb inflation, clean-up the banking sector and his drive to pursue a new policy of openness and transparency.
Dr Njoroge welcomed the award saying that he was deeply moved to be accorded the award as this was a recognition and validation of CBK’s actions in a difficult environment.
“I wish to thank all who made this possible, in particular the deputy governor and staff of the CBK and fellow governors of other central banks for their support,” said Dr Njoroge.
“I dedicate this award to CBK staff, they are CBK’s greatest assets and are transforming it to a world-class modern central bank.”